Eight Universities to Build Nanosatellites Under AFRL’s Mission Concept Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory has selected eight universities to develop nanosatellites for Earth observation, communications and technology demonstration under the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate-sponsored Mission Concept Program. MCP, in partnership with NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, aims to reduce the barriers hindering university teams from building smallsats and cubesats. Participating students will receive mentorship and guidance […]
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Five Academic Teams to Support NASA Lunar Science Missions Under SSERVI Effort

NASA has selected five research teams supporting future lunar explorations through sample analysis research and other scientific activities. The teams will work on projects under the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute. They will receive around $1.5 million annually and work with other SSERVI teams to maintain NASA’s lunar exploration leadership. The five teams […]
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Space Systems Command Reverse Industry Day to Feature Financial Institutions, Venture Capitalists

The expected participation of financial institutions and venture capitalists, who were invited to the Space Systems Command-hosted Reverse Industry Day from May 17 to 18 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, California, will help provide insights on how to secure funding, a critical component in the artificial intelligence and machine learning space, […]
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NOAA Awards L3Harris Potential $275M GOES-R Ground Services Support Contract

L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $275.2 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract to continue delivering geostationary weather satellite ground services. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, L3Harris will continue handling communications and managing data processing and information distribution for the Geostationary Operational Environment Satellites-R Series ground segment. The company will also monitor GOES-R satellite […]
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