Northrop Grumman Systems has secured a potential $84.5 million cost-plus, fixed-fee contract with NASA to help realize the Mars Sample Return mission. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide the propulsion systems for the Mars Ascent Vehicle, which will be critical to retrieving samples from Mars collected by the Perseverance rover. The […]
Leidos has selected Druva to serve as a subcontractor on NASA’s End-user Services & Technologies contract. Druva was selected to help transform NASA’s information technology system and enhance end-user experience. Together, the companies will help the NASA NEST team in its mission to move the space agency to a device-agnostic, mobile-friendly model with built-in security […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to conduct a test flight of its SN10 Starship prototype. The FAA provided the clearance after closing investigations into the previous two Starship test flights, which ended in explosions. While SN9 exploded on impact, SpaceX considered the test flight a success for producing valuable data, the Orlando Business […]
Nicole Robinson, a veteran of the satellite industry, has been appointed as the new president of Ursa Space Systems. She will support and direct the company’s plans to expand its product offerings for commercial and government customers. Robinson has more than 15 years of industry expertise, leadership skills and business development experience, SatNews said Monday. […]
Lockheed Martin plans to deploy a redesigned commercial bus to enable on-orbit hardware upgrades on global positioning system satellites. Central to the effort is the LM2100 commercial bus, which will be used in the future version of GPS 3 satellites known as GPS 3F, according to Eric Brown, senior director of military space mission strategy […]
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems said it has signed a contract to launch its Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System hosted payload. Rocket Lab, a small satellite launch service provider, will help complete the contract awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, General Atomics said. “Rocket Lab […]
Astra Space has been selected by NASA to provide a launch service for the Times-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats mission. Under a $7.95 million firm-fixed-price contract, Astra Space will launch six CubeSats for the mission aimed at improving the scientific community’s understanding of storm processes. The Launch […]
SpaceWERX, the Space Force’s innovation hub, is set to announce its technological priorities in the coming months, according to AFWERX director Col. Nathan Diller. Established in December, the space-focused hub operates under the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program at the Los Angeles Air Force Base. It was launched to leverage commercial companies’ expertise in […]
MCR, a defense and aviation technology company, said it has been helping the U.S. Space Force develop lightweight software prototypes and services in support of the service’s software factory. As part of the Kobayashi Maru project, the Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is working to replace decades-old space command and control software with […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has ordered six more satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for its Blackjack program. The award, valued at $26.5 million, adds to the four satellites DARPA initially ordered from Blue Canyon Technologies under a $14.1 million contract. According to the company, DARPA will receive the first four satellites by the […]
