Topic: spacecraft

Space Systems Command names 12 firms to spacecraft-innovation program

June 25, 2025

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Test Program (STP) office has awarded spots to 12 vendors through the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract, which establishes a 10-year multi-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a $237 million ceiling to bolster spacecraft procurement within STP.

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SWaP benefits of highly integrated multibeam beamformers for payload phased-array antennas

March 17, 2025

Topic: spacecraft

Space Systems Command names 12 firms to spacecraft-innovation program

SWaP benefits of highly integrated multibeam beamformers for payload phased-array antennas

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