The US Air Force is partnering with Space Operations Command to integrate space-based capabilities into all of its warfighting operations to defend space assets from cyber attacks. The Republic of Indonesia has awarded a contract to BlackSky to establish a dedicated Earth imaging satellite network. Pale Blue has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research program grant from Japan to develop and demonstrate key technology for space debris mitigation, and more. 
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Selected Reading
New Department of Air Force partnership brings cyber, space and information units closer- DefenseScoop
BlackSky Wins Approximately $50 Million in Multi-Year Contracts for Gen-3 Capabilities and Services to Accelerate Sovereign Space Capabilities for Indonesian Ministry of Defense- Business Wire
Pale Blue awarded up to USD 27M for MEXT’s SBIR-3, to develop and operate propulsion systems critical to space debris mitigation
NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere
Ball Aerospace Ships Space Systems Command Operational Weather Satellite for Launch
Kuva Space establishes U.S. arm in Fairfax, Virginia - SpaceNews
January, 2024 Exolaunch Wins Public Tender of the European Space Agency for Launch and Deployment of the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS)
SmallSpark Awarded Multi-Year Funding for Mission Planning and Design Automation Platform.
China's commercial aerospace sector develops in an all-round way - CGTN
Voyager Space and Palantir Join Forces to Advance National Security Capabilities in Commercial Space
ESA - Capturing the ripples of spacetime: LISA gets go-ahead 
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