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Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests

Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests

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Space Force awarded five companies, Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space, a combined $60 million to prototype and test connections to a SpaceX-built data network backbone. The awards support multi-vendor satellite network testing.

Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space will prototype and test connections to the SpaceX-built data network backbone The post Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests appeared first on SpaceNews.

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