NASA has selected Astrobotic Technology, Honeybee Robotics and Lockheed Martin to prototype and test deployable solar array systems that can power lunar habitats, rovers and construction systems to support crewed and uncrewed Artemis missions. The solar arrays should have the capability to deploy autonomously up to 32 feet high and should be retractable for potential […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Strategic Technology Office has awarded SpaceLink a contract that allows the company to participate in a program that aims to connect satellites from any constellation. Under the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node contract, SpaceLink will combine its optical relay network with Parsons’ Optimyz automated enterprise scheduling platform to support the […]
SES Government Solutions and Telesat Government Solutions have selected Planet Labs to showcase its real-time space-to-space connectivity solutions. Planet Labs will support communications satellites that are operated by SES and Telesat for NASA’s Communications Services Project. Planet’s involvement in CSP takes the form of research and development support for near-Earth space communication capabilities and real-time […]
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is seeking information on industry’s ability to build a spacecraft that can deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life. ISS operations are scheduled to conclude by 2030. NASA and its international partners plan to safely knock the spacecraft out of low-Earth orbit into a controlled descent in […]
NASA has selected 13 regions near the moon’s south pole that could serve as landing spots for future manned missions. The first of such flights, Artemis III, will be the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972 and will bring the first woman to the lunar surface, NASA said. Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator […]
NASA is accepting proposals from students interested in participating in the 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Student teams seeking to join the program are asked to review the 2023 HERC handbook to learn about proposal guidelines, new challenges and a new obstacle course. Participants are also invited to pre-register for and attend a Proposals Expectations […]
NASA has selected six small businesses to continue working on technologies that will be used for various applications. Makel Engineering, Xiomas Technologies, Protoinnovations, Astrobic Technology, Mentium Technologies and Flight Works were awarded Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contracts and will receive sequential Phase 2 SBIR contracts to continue advancing their solutions. […]
Inmarsat Government has landed a potential $578 million contract to provide global end-to-end satellite communications services to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity MSC Next Generation Wideband follow-on contract was awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency and has a 10-year period of performance. Work includes maintenance of communications infrastructure such as satellite […]
Four space exploration mission proposals under NASA’s Explorers Program have been shortlisted and will be put under detailed evaluation. The proposals aim to conduct research on stars and distant and nearby galaxies. NASA will perform the assessment and then choose one explorer mission of opportunity and one astrophysics medium explorer mission by 2024. The selected […]
Microchip Technology Inc. has secured a three-year, $50 million firm-fixed-price NASA contract to develop a high-performance spaceflight computing processor. Microchip Technology will architect, design and deliver the HPSC processor, which will be used on future space missions, including planetary exploration and moon-to-Mars missions. The component is expected to be at least 100 times more powerful […]
