Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Space Force are gearing up for the launch of a solid-fueled Pegasus rocket by early summer. The TacRL-2 mission will launch the rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission is part of the USSF’s Tactically Responsive Launch program, Spaceflight Now reported. The air-launched Pegasus rocket was designed […]
Boeing announced that the core stage it built for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket completed hot-fire testing on Thursday. The hot-fire test was conducted at NASA’s Stennis Space Center as part of the SLS rocket’s Green Run test campaign on the B-2 test stand, Boeing said. John Shannon, Boeing’s SLS vice president and program manager, […]
Agile Decision Sciences, an ASRC Federal subsidiary, has secured the $74.8 million Spectrum and Resource Management, Engineering and Programmatic Support Services contract from NASA. Under the terms of the SpectRE contract, ADS will provide a wide range of services to support NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation division, which operates within the space agency’s Human Exploration […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Relativity Space an orbital launch contract for the company’s 3D-printed launch vehicle called Terran 1. The contract award is a Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise follow-up effort to the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. The initiative sought to identify commercial solutions for […]
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is conducting market research about a program intended to help emerging international partners participate in flight projects and missions. In a request for information, the directorate asked for innovative ways to develop a capacity building program involving CubeSats, SmallSats or other flight instruments projects. SMD is open to hearing responses from […]
Omnispace, a satellite infrastructure operator, said it has demonstrated an initial 5G-via-satellite capability for the Department of Defense. The test was conducted at LinQuest’s Northern Virginia laboratory in collaboration with the National Security Innovation Network, the Navy and the Marine Corps, Omnispace said Monday. During the test, Omnispace’s on-orbit satellite received emulated 5G radio access […]
NASA has awarded on-ramp Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contracts to Thales Alenia Space’s divisions in France and Italy. The $6 billion RAPID IV contract vehicle is aimed at providing the government with a flexible means to acquire spacecraft and related components and equipment, NASA said. Thales Alenia Space is a French-Italian aerospace manufacturer that specializes […]
Space industry groups have sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo advocating for continued support and adequate funding for the Office of Space Commerce. Operating within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the office is the principal unit for space commerce policy within the Department of Commerce. It focuses on various sectors of the […]
SEAKR Engineering has secured a $60.4 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a data processing system that will enable autonomous satellite operations. Work for the contract is expected to be completed by March 2022. The award adds to a previous DARPA contract that the company received in 2019 to help […]
The U.S. Air Force announced that First Air Force will serve as the future air component of the U.S. Space Command. First Air Force, a numbered air force under Air Combat Command, is responsible for maintaining air control in the continental United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Air Force said Thursday. Air […]
