What U.S Space Force just Did with SpaceX Starship Shocked the entire Industry...REPLAY#14

What U.S Space Force just Did with SpaceX Starship Shocked the entire Industry...REPLAY#14
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What U.S Space Force just Did with SpaceX Starship Shocked the entire Industry...REPLAY#14
In the future, Starship will journey even further, undertaking a range of critical space missions. The driving force behind these ventures is, undoubtedly, the Raptor engine.
After focusing on landing capabilities in recent flights, the time is approaching to demonstrate the Raptor’s potential for in-space operations. Preparations for this next phase are well underway.
So, how is SpaceX progressing with Raptor's readiness for space? Will we see the Raptor engine operating beyond Earth’s atmosphere soon? And how will this milestone impact the path ahead?
According to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Defense is set to significantly increase its budget for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet system, raising funds for the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program from $900 million to an anticipated $13 billion. This notable investment aims to support the connectivity needs of all U.S. military branches, with a focus on high-speed internet satellite systems that enhance military operations—specifically SpaceX's Starlink satellite network.
What U.S Space Force just Did with SpaceX Starship Shocked the entire Industry...REPLAY#14
Every branch of the military—infantry, navy, and air force—requires reliable satellite systems for communication, positioning, tracking, observation, and more to ensure mission effectiveness. The PLEO program operates under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office. This IDIQ structure allows the military to engage multiple vendors, fostering competition, and comes with a five-year contract term with a possible five-year extension. Leveraging commercial satellite technology ensures the military benefits from the latest technological advances.
What U.S Space Force just Did with SpaceX Starship Shocked the entire Industry...REPLAY#14
While many vendors are participating in the PLEO program, SpaceX has already emerged as a key player, securing $660 million under the initial $900 million allocation for Starshield, the military-specific version of Starlink. SpaceX’s satellite system has proven itself in numerous scenarios: providing high-speed, low-latency internet in areas unreachable by traditional networks, aiding communities during natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes in Japan and hurricanes Helene and Milton, and supporting Ukraine’s defense infrastructure against external threats.
Additionally, Starlink has demonstrated its space applications through projects like the Polaris Dawn mission and Starship flights.
One of the key advantages of Starlink is its ease of installation. There is no need for cumbersome wiring or intermediate stations; all that is required is a terminal device that can be set up anywhere with a clear view of the sky, ensuring a reliable internet connection.

[Michael-nni]

SpaceX has earned the right to play the lead road in space exploration. Combining displayed technological prowess with clarity of far-reaching research and development, the future rapidly becomes the present, and science fiction scientific fact.

[samm]

House of cards was the best equivalent to SpaceX .. you made my point

[geekavenger]

The CCC deserves to be sued out of existence. SpaceX learns from iteration and failure, the need to fail and learn from it as quickly as possible and the FAA is too outdated to work with that development path.

[scottbishop]

E.S.A. should take advantage of the cost saving from launching with Spacex whilst continuing to use any savings to put towards its own launch system, hopefully it will give them the incentive needed to develop a similar approach to reuseability craft as well as cost saving.

[sergiotorres]

Good news bcuz I worried bout the under sea cables w be the first target in any war

[mickeykelly]

SpaceX is so far ahead the others look like they are backing up!!!!

[christopherforsyth]

Considering Amazon's monopolistic practices, starlink is the better choice.

[mre]

This is a very old video. Why do they keep repeating it?

[FredDavis-pr]

Create divisions inside the FAA solely for each rocket company and the sizes of the divisions can vary relative to cadence

[cidhomerimperialpneulemen]

Can you put a time stamp to exactly what Space Force did?

[MichaelCarriger]

What exactly did the US Space Force do? shocked the entire industry?? Knock off the click bait!

[petermcguire]

What if starship were to be put into orbit in the opposite direction of everything else. Of course in a clean orbit where nothing will hit it. When you put it up will you get back your speed of rotation of the Earth by having the booster come right back to where it started automatically under the rotation of the Earth? Because if they're going to do refueling and Mars missions they might think about going the other way?

[petermcguire]

You say the lunar landing starship nose cone has an escape panel? Exactly where are the escaping to? I don't see any hatches on the outside of that thing.

[claytonturner]

Don't do it Elon! The NSA will own your network if you do

[richardterrass]

5 bedrooms and only 4 seats? What am I missing?

[markl]

NASA created a diverse, equitable multidisciplinary team 😂

[randyyoung]

I am definately leaning towards, America's uteliziation's 0f mr Musk's strategic ingenious Strategems, developed primerely by himself. Genious that mr Musk is.

[Brandon-jkgh]

No matter what that nerd tells you, we can't break the firmament.

[MarkDeAutremont-ge]

on in orbit refueling; a second more costly implementation would be to develop a refueling tender. Equipped with an sqd to sqd adapter and the necessary tech to provide for the transfer it could be delivered to orbit and promoted as comms or research Falcon launch. It also help to start the development of mission control robotic services. If they are not already in place

[VAMobMember]

An IDIQ does not allow mulitibe vendor
A MULTIPLE award, IDIQ contract does.