Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to explore the possibility of using the company’s Neutron and […]
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Spacecraft flight experiment on the ISS finds AFRL partnering with NASA, the industry + academia
The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), NASA and DuPont de Nemours, Inc., has a brand-new spacecraft materials experiment flying […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully demos their Integrated System Test Bed for Advanced Defense Propulsion
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully demonstrated an Integrated System Test Bed (ISTB) that was designed and fabricated to test advanced liquid rocket engine thrusters and system components. The demonstration was independently […]
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 […]
Kratos and the USAF successfully complete the XQ-58A Valkyrie Skyborg flight series
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) recently completed a successful series of flights with two production XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft for the Skyborg Program. The program team includes the […]
BlueHalo awarded million$$ AFRL contract for Optical Laser Communications Flight Terminals + Ground Station
BlueHalo has been awarded a contract to deliver a pair of optical laser communications proto-flight terminals and a ground station to demonstrate on-orbit processing of satellite positioning and timing for […]
AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems, are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL’s […]
Space Security Challenge 2022: Hack-A-Sat 3 Registration Is Open
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, in collaboration with the security research community, opened registration on April 8thfor the qualification round of the third annual Space Security […]
AFRL Assigns Million$$ Contract To HawkEye 360 For Space-Based ISR
HawkEye 360 Inc. has been awarded a three year, $15.5 million Experimental Purpose Agreement (EPA) contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate. Through the agreement, HawkEye […]
Success For NearSpace Launch’s Smallsat Orbit Acquisition Via Virgin Orbit’s Mission
NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL) is celebrating their 3U smallsat launch by Virgin Orbit’s third operational mission, along with six other customers, on January 13, 2022. GEARRS is the third cubesat […]