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Critical Design Review (CDR)

Intuitive Machines receives $9.8 million OTV contract

July 31, 2025

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has secured a $9.8 million Phase Two government contract to advance its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (“OTV”) through Critical Design Review (CDR)—the final engineering milestone on […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, CDR, Contracts, Critical Design Review (CDR), Government Contract, Intuitive Machines, Manufacturing, News, Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), OTV, Spacecraft Manufacturing

Rocket Lab completes CDR for SDA’s T2TL-Beta constellation

July 2, 2025

Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), successfully completed the firm’s Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 […]

Filed Under: Critical Design Review (CDR), Government Agencies, LEO, Military, Military Agencies, Military Constellations, Military Contracts, Military Defense, Military Funding, Military Satellites, Military Smallsats, Military Space, News, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), PWSA, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab National Security, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Propulsion, SmallSat Technologies, smallsats, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta)

Millennium Space Systems completes FOO Fighter CDR in 10 months

April 7, 2025

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) CDR in just 10 months after authorization to proceed with the project. FOO Fighter […]

Filed Under: Boeing, CDR, Critical Design Review (CDR), FOO Fighter Program (SDA), LEO, LEO Missions, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Military Smallsats, Millennium Space Systems, News, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Form Factors, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Modeling, SmallSat Technologies, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

Forrester’s Digest: UK to test-remove OneWeb satellite from space

December 8, 2024

Japan’s UK subsidiary of its Astroscale is getting itself ready with its Critical Design Review of a ‘space tug’ which is planned to remove a OneWeb satellite from its low […]

Filed Under: Astroscale, Astroscale UK, Bank Financing, Business Moves, Critical Design Review (CDR), Docking Plate, ESA, Funding, Japan, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), OneWeb, Space Tug

L3Harris completes CDR for SDA satellite radios

November 27, 2024

L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the company’s mission to provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with space-based capabilities that enhance U.S. national security. The company conducted a […]

Filed Under: Critical Design Review (CDR), CXK-1000 Radios (L3Harris), Integrated Broadcast System-Low Earth Orbit (IBS-L), L3Harris Technologies, LEO, Lockheed Martin Space, News, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), PWSA, PWSA Transport Layer, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta)

UK Space Agency awards new contract to ClearSpace to accelerate space debris removal mission

September 11, 2024

After successfully completing the preliminary design phase of the CLEAR mission, ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the mission.  ClearSpace has […]

Filed Under: Active Debris Removal (ADR), Business Moves, ClearSpace, ClearSpace-1 Mission, Contracts, Critical Design Review (CDR), Debris Tracking, Funding, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mission Solutions, Orbital Debris, Space Debris, UK Space Agency

Astrolight sets the stage for next generation secure space-to-Earth data transmission

June 20, 2024

Astrolight has concluded a significant milestone by completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the company’s ATLAS-1 Space-to-Earth laser communication on-orbit demonstration mission. The European Commission (EC) has selected the […]

Filed Under: Astrolight, ATLAS-1 Laser Communications (Astrolight), Critical Design Review (CDR), European Commission, ISISPACE Group, Laser Comms, Laser Communication Terminals, On-Orbit Demonstration, Optical Laser Communications, Space Laser Communications Terminals, Space-to-Earth

SSC’s OPIR Polar Program completes space vehicle CDR

May 2, 2024

Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]

Filed Under: Critical Design Review (CDR), Military, Mission Payloads, News, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Program, Northrop Grumman, Space Systems Command, Space Vehicle Design, Subsystems, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Systems Command

BAE Systems reaches major development milestone with enhanced M-Code global nav system tech

February 1, 2024

BAE Systems’ program to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor has completed Critical Design Review (CDR). The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2 Miniature […]

Filed Under: BAE Systems, CDR, Critical Design Review (CDR), GNSS, GPS Receiver, Military, Military Comms, Military Networks, NG ASIC

L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites

December 20, 2023

L3Harris completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer […]

Filed Under: Constellation, Critical Design Review (CDR), Infrared Sensors, L3Harris Technologies, LEO, Military, Military Comms, Military Defense, Military Networks, Military Space, National Defense, National Defense Space Architecture, National Defense Strategy, Optical Comms, Production Readiness Review (PRR), Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), PWSA, RF Comms, SDA, SmallSat, smallsats, Space Development Agency (SDA), Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TL)

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