WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — January 12, 2023 — NASA has selected Banner Quality Management Inc., of Friendswood, Texas, to provide safety and mission assurance, engineering, and technical services to the agency in various locations across the country. The Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Engineering and Technical Services (SETS) contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with…
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NASA Awards Contracts for Human Capital Support Services
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA has awarded contracts to IBEX IT Business Experts, LLC of Norcross, Georgia, Bryce Solutions, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, and Strategy Consulting Team of Fairfax, Virginia, to provide human capital support across the agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts include firm fixed-price task orders on a firm fixed-price completion or firm fixed-price…
Check out the Latest News from The Spaceport Company
Find out more spaceport news from The Spaceport Company. To note is their new section on space jargon! It’s worth the read. https://mailchi.mp/7397dae03e9e/the-spaceport-company-newsletter-8746142
ispace Completes Success 5 of Mission 1 Milestones
HAKUTO-R M1 Lunar Lander Navigates in Deep Space for One Month TOKYO—January 11, 2023—ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, announced today that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander has successfully completed Success 5 of its Mission 1 Milestones by completing a month-long stable navigation and nominal cruise in deep space. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1…
Capella Space Raises $60M in Growth Equity from the United States Innovative Technology Fund to Expand Satellite Imaging Capacity and Meet Rapidly Growing Customer Demand
Leading provider of Earth observation data, utilizing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), announces revenue tripled; brings on new CFO/COO, CISO and CHRO for next phase of growth SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2023 — Capella Space, a leading American satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company, today announced it has closed $60 million in growth equity financing from the U.S. Innovative…
Epsilor Powers the First Israeli Quantum Communications Nanosatellite
The compact lithium-ion rechargeable battery, developed specifically for the mission, will provide the TAU-SAT3 nanosatellite with energy for its entire life in orbit. BEIT SHEMESH, Israel, Jan. 10, 2023 — A tiny lithium-ion rechargeable battery developed by Epsilor, a world-recognized developer and manufacturer of mobile energy products for defense and aerospace applications, is being used to power the…
Ball Aerospace Enters Final Stages of Building Space Force’s Next-Gen Operational Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace completes satellite bus integration and microwave imager testing BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 — Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Ball also finalized environmental testing on the Microwave Imager (MWI) instrument and has started final space vehicle assembly, integration…
Historic UK Mission Reaches Space, Falls Short of Orbit
NEWQUAY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The historic first attempt to launch satellites from British soil reached space late last night, but ultimately fell short of reaching its target orbit. “We will work tirelessly to understand the nature of the failure, make corrective actions, and return to orbit as soon as we have completed a full investigation and mission…
Spaceflight Inc. and Maritime Launch Agree to Future Sherpa OTV Missions
The launch services provider will launch its OTVs from Spaceport Nova Scotia Bellevue, Wash. / Halifax, Nova Scotia – January 10, 2023 – Spaceflight Inc., a premier launch and in-space transportation services provider, announced today it signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) to launch up to five of its Sherpa(™) Orbital Transfer Vehicles…
NASA Names New Agency-Wide Chief Technologist
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — A.C. Charania is NASA’s new chief technologist, serving as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington. He will lead technology innovation. The chief technologist aligns NASA’s agencywide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates and oversees technology collaboration…