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Druva Selected as Subcontractor on NASA’s End-User Services & Technologies Contract

Druva Selected as Subcontractor on NASA’s End-User Services & Technologies Contract

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 […]

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
FAA Clears SpaceX’s Next Starship Test Flight

FAA Clears SpaceX’s Next Starship Test Flight

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 […]

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Robert Johnson
Ursa Space Systems Names Nicole Robinson as President

Ursa Space Systems Names Nicole Robinson as President

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. […]

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Robert Johnson
Lockheed Martin Looking to Enable On-Orbit Hardware Upgrades on GPS Satellites

Lockheed Martin Looking to Enable On-Orbit Hardware Upgrades on GPS Satellites

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 […]

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
General Atomics to Launch Argos-4 ADCS Data Collection System

General Atomics to Launch Argos-4 ADCS Data Collection System

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 […]

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Robert Johnson
NASA Taps Astra Space to Launch TROPICS Mission CubeSats

NASA Taps Astra Space to Launch TROPICS Mission CubeSats

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 […]

Posted on March 1, 2021 by andrea.alcaraz@executivemosaic.com
SpaceWERX Set to Announce Technological Priorities

SpaceWERX Set to Announce Technological Priorities

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 […]

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
MCR Develops Prototypes for Space Force’s Software Factory

MCR Develops Prototypes for Space Force’s Software Factory

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 […]

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Robert Johnson
Blue Canyon Technologies to Deliver Six More Satellites for DARPA’s Blackjack Program

Blue Canyon Technologies to Deliver Six More Satellites for DARPA’s Blackjack Program

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 […]

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
Raytheon to Help Modernize US Space Force Satellite Communication System

Raytheon to Help Modernize US Space Force Satellite Communication System

Raytheon Intelligence & Space said it will participate in a study to modernize the U.S. Space Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellites. The AEHF system was designed to relay secure communications for the militaries of the United States and its allies. Its component satellites and ground systems are more than a decade old and […]

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Robert Johnson

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