ABL has been selected by AFWERX for the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program — this $60 million program will expand ABL’s existing work on operational flexibility for low-cost launches that support Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS).
The effort extends multiple collaborative efforts with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Space Systems Command (SSC). A key challenge in TacRS is breaking from the assumption of a pre-defined orbit, trajectory, and launch site. For missions demanding responsive launch, ABL will build operational capacity to both tap into capabilities on standby and react to new mission needs.
Our team is thrilled to be selected for this award. We believe that operational flexibility is key to meeting the rapidly changing needs of our customers. This award will help us in further developing on-call launch capabilities to meet mission-driven payload, launch site and target orbit needs. We are excited to leverage our existing efforts to achieve rapid prototyping, flexibility, and affordability across a site network which can be tasked according to mission need.”
Eva Abramson, Head of Strategic Development at ABL