Sandra Erwin

Articles by Sandra Erwin

Space Force backs startup seeking to change how satellites move in orbit - SpaceNews

Health September 8, 2026

Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for neaοΏ½...

Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target tracking - SpaceNews

Business August 6, 2026

WASHINGTON The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts totaling $615 million to Rocket Lab, Systems & Technology Research and a third unidentified company to develop technologies for a satellite netwoοΏ½...

Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters - SpaceNews

Technology April 20, 2026

WASHINGTON The U.S. Space Force is exploring whether it can resume flights of United Launch Alliances Vulcan rocket without using the solid rocket boosters now under investigation, a workaround that οΏ½...

L3Harris to sell majority stake in space propulsion unit to AE Industrial - SpaceNews

Business January 6, 2026

WASHINGTON L3Harris Technologies said Jan. 5 it will sell a majority stake in its space propulsion business to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, marking the first major restructuring of itsοΏ½...

CACI to buy space technology firm ARKA for $2.6 billion - SpaceNews

Business December 24, 2025

WASHINGTONΒ  CACI International said on Dec. 22 it is acquiring space technology company ARKA Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion, expanding its footprint in space-based sensing an...

With strategic acquisitions, Rocket Lab pursues prime defense contractor status - SpaceNews

Business May 31, 2025

WASHINGTON Rocket Labs $275 million acquisition of satellite payload provider Geost is just the latest move in a broader campaign to establish itself as a serious contender for U.S. military satellitοΏ½...