The Space Force awarded four companies contracts to create design concepts for the first set of Resilient-GPS satellites, a program created outside of the typical budgeting cycle through the Quick Start authorities granted in last year’s defense policy act. Space Systems Command awarded the contracts to Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space as part of the first round of R-GPS satellites, the command announced today. The constellation of GPS satellites was one of the first efforts to be approved under...
