What Happened
Impulse Space and Relativity Federal Join Growing List of Providers
The US Space Force has added two startup companies, Impulse Space and Relativity Federal, to its list of national security launch providers. Both companies will receive a $5 million firm-fixed-price task order to develop their approach to tailored mission assurance. They will compete against established firms like SpaceX and Blue Origin for future launch contracts. The Space Force expects a significant increase in national security launch missions over the next five years, with demand potentially swelling to 3,000 launches by 2036. This development was first reported by Defense One.