Atlas V precisely delivers initial Project Kuiper prototype satellites. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched…
Month: October 2023
Space System Command Releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Final Request For Proposals
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Space Systems Command (SSC) released the final National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Requests for Proposals (RFP). SSC received and incorporated industry comments from two draft RFPs and updated its dual-lane acquisition approach. Proposals are due by Dec. 15, 2023. The final RFP affirms the inclusion of a third Lane 2…
NASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ) — NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five years with…
ispace inc. Announces New Chief People Officer
New Position Established to Develop a Full-Scale Global Organization TOKYO – ispace, inc. (“ispace”) announced today that Kenichi Imamura has been appointed as the company’s new Chief People Officer (CPO), effective Oct. 1, 2023. Mr. Imamura brings more than 20 years of experience to the newly created position, working in Japan, the United States, and…