Curtiss-Wright Defense Systems provided a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), telemetry data subsystem for the new Vega-C launcher. Vega-C is designed to deliver government, commercial and science payloads weighing up to 2,200 kg. to SSO. As this market is especially cost-sensitive, ESA’s goal is for the Vega-C launcher to serve as a next-generation launch vehicle that is able […]
Contracts
RAL Space works on the MWS Proto Flight Model calibration for the MetOp-SG satellite
ESA’s MetOp Second Generation (SG) series, developed under EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) and integrated by Airbus Defence and Space, will consist of three successive pairs of satellites working together to gather valuable data for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring. One of the instruments on board these satellites is the Microwave Sounder (MWS), […]
Space Domain Awareness to be advanced by SCOUT Space thru an SBIR AFWERX contract
SCOUT Space Inc. has been granted a Phase II SBIR contract through AFWERX, the Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the innovation arm of the Department Air Force. SCOUT will work with AFRL/RIE (Intelligence Systems Division) and the Space Operations Command (SpOC) Delta 2 to advance classical space domain awareness (SDA) […]
NASA selects Draper to fly research to the far side of the Moon
NASA has awarded Draper a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Moon in 2025 — the commercial delivery is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative under Artemis. Draper will receive $73 million for the contract and is responsible for end-to-end delivery services that include payload integration, delivery from Earth to […]
Kratos receives U.S. Army contract to demo a virtualized SATCOM ground system
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command to demonstrate a virtualized SATCOM ground system. Based upon Kratos’ OpenSpace Platform, the solution will enable the government to field SATCOM networks in line with modernization goals including streamlining gateway and remote terminal capabilities […]
Thales Alenia Space + QinetiQ to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats in VLEO
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and QinetiQ have signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The Phase A/B1 study will advance the design of Skimsat demonstrator, a VLEO multi-mission (<300 km.) […]
Where the rubber meets the… lunar surface… Goodyear + Lockheed Martin partner up
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission, which landed on the Moon 53 years ago. The company will continue that tradition—focusing on lunar vehicle tires—by joining Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) in its development of a lunar mobility vehicle. Since the Apollo program, Goodyear continued innovating […]
Thales Alenia Space and QinetiQ introduce small multi-mission satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit
A<300km) satellite that aims to significantly reduce the cost of Earth observation while increasing performance by operating at substantially lower altitudes. Thales Alenia Space and QinetiQ have signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for small multi-mission satellites to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The Phase A/B1 […]
Solstar Space to provide NASA’s HALO module with Wireless Access Points
Solstar Space (Solstar) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have announced that Solstar will provide the Wireless Access Points that will be used on NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module planned for launch in 2024. Solstar is providing a mission critical component of the HALO module. Providing reliable connectivity for NASA’s crew and the […]
Resolve Optics is enlisted to design and supply wideband lens for Lunar Rover microscope
To achieve this demanding specification, in the challenging lunar landscape, required the lens to be highly color corrected to the point that the design is almost diffraction limited. Resolve Optics has received an order from a leading aerospace company to design and supply an optimized wide waveband lens for a multi-spectral microscope required for a […]