Orbital Carrier Space startup Gravitics has been awarded a $60 million contract by the US Space Force to develop an "orbital carrier" that can deploy satellites from orbit. As Ars Technica reports, such a spacecraft could give the military a much faster way to respond to threats to national security in orbit compared to sending a satellite on a rocket into space. While many questions remain about what exactly this carrier could be capable of, it's yet another sign that the US military is looking to beef up its presence in orbit, highlighting a brewing "space arms race." Space Superiority […]

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