Science Applications International Corp. announced that it has secured a $444 million contract for the U.S. Space Force’s Digital Transformation, Acquisition, Modernization and Modification initiative. The contract targets upgrades within Space Systems Command and Space Launch Deltas 30 and 45, SAIC said. The contract tasks SAIC to modernize space launch range instrumentation to boost launch […]
The Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX and the U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX have selected eligible applicants for their Strategic Funding Increase program for 2024. STRATFI is designed to help small businesses overcome challenges between development and full production. A small business benefits from the program as it receives support from a partner government organization, […]
L3Harris Technologies has selected Maxar Space Systems to design and produce Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program. The Maxar 300 spacecraft features flexible and scalable electrical and data interfaces for various payloads; configurable telemetry, tracking and command; inter-satellite link support; solar arrays and batteries; and chemical or […]
Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield subsidiary, has announced the launch of its Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager satellite to demonstrate the spacecraft’s capabilities to support Space Systems Command’s weather forecasting function. The electro-optical/infrared weather system cubesat was sent into orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4. […]
NASA has concluded a full-duration hot fire test for the RS-25 engine to help power the Space Launch System rocket for future Artemis missions. During the test, operators fired the engine for 10 minutes at power levels between 80 percent and 113 percent, allowing testers to study power outputs and capabilities within and beyond the […]
Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., have restarted the Planetary Science Caucus in Congress, aiming to educate other lawmakers and the public on the importance of space exploration. In an event hosted by The Planetary Society on Tuesday, Chu said that the United States needs the caucus at a time when the future […]
Rhea Space Activity has announced a $750,000 grant under NASA’s TechFlights solicitation to test two autonomous navigation systems in cislunar space. The Jervis Autonomy Modules will fly on two separate communications satellites in lunar orbit designed to communicate with the ispace technologies U.S.-developed APEX 1.0 lunar lander, RSA said Wednesday. JAM is intended to enable […]
Carlsbad, California-based Viasat has partnered with vehicle launch and space systems supplier Rocket Lab USA in space communications networks demonstrations for the NASA Communications Services Project on a near-Earth orbit communication network to replace the agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. Viasat will perform the demonstrations as part of two CSP contracts totaling $80 […]
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Boeing a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite for the Space Systems Command. The satellite will be part of the WGS constellation, designed to provide resilient, high-capacity satellite communications to the U.S. military and its allies. WGS delivers reliable connectivity to warfighters through the […]
SpaceX, Rocket Lab USA and 13 other companies have secured five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base contracts worth a total of $45 million to provide NASA and other agencies with flight and payload integration services. The other recipients are Aerostar International, Angstrom Designs, Astrobotic Technology, Astro Digital, Blue Origin Texas, Galactic Enterprises, Loft Orbital Federal, Momentus Space, Near […]
