Rocket Lab has received a $24.4 million contract from the Space Systems Command for the upper stage development of its Neutron rocket. Work on the contract falls under the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch program, which is aimed at providing the U.S. continued access to space. The award recognizes Rocket Lab’s potential to become […]
NASA announced that on Monday afternoon, it successfully launched the Landsat 9 satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, in its latest mission to monitor the Earth’s surface. The space agency said Landsat 9 lifted off aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 3E, signaling an encouraging start […]
Information technology service management provider Sev1Tech has secured a $47.5 million other transaction authority contract to prototype and demonstrate a data transport-as-a-service capability that will support global warfighting operations. Activities will fall under the Advanced Battle Management System‘s meshONE-Terrestrial program. ABMS is the U.S. Air Force’s contribution to the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command […]
AECOM is set to provide architecture and engineering services in support of NASA facilities in the southeastern U.S. The infrastructure consulting firm is one of nine contractors selected for a five-year, $300 million multiple-award contract as part of NASA’s Southeast Regional Architect and Engineering program. The other awardees are BPRH Architects-Engineers, Jacobs, The Johnson-McAdams Firm, […]
The U.S. Space Force announced Friday that it has selected Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to participate in technology development projects to advance rocket engine testing and launch vehicle upper stages. The awards made by the Space Enterprise Consortium are for prototypes that will be jointly funded by the government and […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is considering creating a satellite constellation equipped with solar arrays to provide power to the U.S. Army’s forward operating bases. The AFRL believes the concept is possible and is setting a technology demonstration as early as 2024. The initiative is called the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research. […]
Box, Inc., a publicly-listed software company based in California, announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Johnson Space Center has been using its products to help advance space exploration missions since 2017. The company’s offerings are currently in use to facilitate secure collaboration and critical processes for the space agency’s Flight Operations Division. NASA […]
The Government Accountability Office has asked the Space Force to provide more realistic estimates of the cost and timeline for its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation. Next-Gen OPIR is being designed by prime contractor Lockheed Martin and is billed as the nation’s next premier missile warning satellite constellation for detecting missile threats all over the […]
Carillon Technologies has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop next-generation satellite-to-satellite communication system prototypes based on commercial Holographic Optical Beam Steering technology. HOBS technology is being developed by commercial startup Lumotive, which will collaborate with Carillon Technologies under the DARPA deal. The technology is used for automotive light detection […]
NASA has awarded Rebel Space Technologies a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract for a proposal that uses the company’s proprietary Rebel Cognitive Communications and Control software. The Long Beach, California-headquartered space company’s proposal is titled “SpaceWeaver: A Collaborative Smart Network for Space Communications.” Rebel-C3 was designed to deliver autonomous, network management services. Using […]
