NASA Chooses Virgin Orbit for Future Launch Services

Long Beach-headquartered Virgin Orbit announced its selection by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated Rideshare missions. The fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will leverage commercial satellite launch practices, and the flexibility afforded by the LauncherOne system to enable more efficient launch timelines, mission-tailored orbits and competitive […]

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Michael Hill

Laurie Leshin Appointed Director of Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech VP

The California Institute of Technology has named Laurie Leshin as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, effective May 16. She will also serve as vice president of Caltech. JPL is a federally funded research and development center in La Canada Flintridge owned by NASA and managed by Caltech. The laboratory specializes in developing robotic spacecraft […]

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Robert Johnson

NASA Names 12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the selection of 12 companies to provide launch services for its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare missions will provide new opportunities for science and technology payloads and foster a growing commercial launch market. The fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts have a five-year ordering period with a maximum total value […]

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Michael Hill

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Orbit

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination around 1.5 million kilometers from Earth after nearly a month since its launch. To reach its target, a thruster onboard JWST fired for five minutes to change its velocity to around 1.5 meters per second. The maneuver placed the spacecraft into a halo orbit […]

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

NOAA to Quickly Reposition New Satellite to Deliver Weather Data

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it will move its next Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite weather satellite into position over the Western United States soon after it reaches orbit. This marks a departure from the traditional practice of allowing satellites to spend about six months in their initial geostationary orbital slot before they […]

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Michael Hill

Lack of Hosting Partners Delaying Launch of NASA Orbital Payloads

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday revealed that it continues to face difficulties in sending some of its payloads to orbit as hosted payloads on commercial satellites. Charles Webb, the agency’s Earth Science Division associate director for flight programs, said there is an ongoing search for a geostationary commercial satellite to house the […]

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Michael Hill

Space Force Seeking New Weather Data Hardware, Services

The U.S. Space Force plans to buy new space hardware and data and analysis services to replace weather satellites that are approaching the end of their life cycles. Lt. Col. Joseph Maguadog, the electro-optical/infrared weather system materiel leader at Space Systems Command, said the products sought should provide EO/IR data to succeed the remaining hardware […]

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

PredaSAR Selected for National Reconnaissance Office’s GEOINT Broad Agency Announcement Award

Florida-headquartered PredaSAR announced that it has been selected for a contract award by the National Reconnaissance Office‘s Geospatial Intelligence Systems Acquisition Directorate in connection with a requirement for strategic collection enhancements in the commercial radar focus area. The NRO’s Broad Agency Announcement award includes six months of modeling and simulation activities and 24 months to […]

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Michael Hill

ULA Successfully Launches Two Space Force Surveillance Satellites

United Launch Alliance announced that it has successfully launched a critical space surveillance mission for the Space Force. An Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-8 mission for the Space Systems Command lifted off on schedule and without incident from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ULA said Friday. In a statement, Gary Wentz, […]

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Michael Hill

Parsons to Prototype Ground Operations for DARPA’s Blackjack Mission

Parsons announced that it has secured $11 million sole-source contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency to design and implement a prototype ground operations center in support of the Blackjack flight demonstration activities. The new contract represents a continued commitment to delivering innovative solutions for customers across the space domain, Parsons said Wednesday. The […]

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Michael Hill

Space | GovCon News | POC

NASA Chooses Virgin Orbit for Future Launch Services

Laurie Leshin Appointed Director of Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech VP

NASA Names 12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Orbit

NOAA to Quickly Reposition New Satellite to Deliver Weather Data

Lack of Hosting Partners Delaying Launch of NASA Orbital Payloads

Space Force Seeking New Weather Data Hardware, Services

PredaSAR Selected for National Reconnaissance Office’s GEOINT Broad Agency Announcement Award

ULA Successfully Launches Two Space Force Surveillance Satellites

Parsons to Prototype Ground Operations for DARPA’s Blackjack Mission

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