Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit

Space domain awareness: A secret weapon against shadowy threats in orbit
By Sandra Erwin

KBR, a Defense Department and NASA contractor with $6 billion in annual sales, paid $800 million in 2020 to acquire Centauri, a company focused on space sensors and satellite tracking. The acquisition gave KBR an entry into the business of “space domain awareness,” a military term for the capability to track objects in space and predict potential threats.

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April 14, 2022 at 11:30PM
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