Northrop Grumman has completed a critical design review for the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability, a planned domain awareness system for the U.S. Space Force. Pablo Pezzimenti, vice president of integrated national systems at Northrop, said the program will advance toward subsystem factory acceptance testing. He explained that DARC will be available across all weather conditions […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Force have awarded Jacobs a contract to provide digital capabilities, products and tools in support of their digital transformation. Under the contract, Jacobs’ Critical Missions Solutions teams demonstrated how the company’s data solutions enable the transition from legacy systems and showed their ability to convert […]
NASA has issued a request for proposals for a potential lunar terrain vehicle-as-a-service for exploration missions under the Artemis program. According to the RFP, astronauts will use the LTV to explore the southern polar region of the moon. The vehicle must be able to support manned and unmanned activities akin to the Curiosity and Perseverance […]
National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese said in an interview with CNBC that modifications to the government’s procurement processes will help the agency realize its plan to increase the number of satellites in orbit over the next decade. Scolese said establishing strong partnerships with commercial space companies will also provide the agency with better access […]
U.S. Space Force guardians are working with the 16th Air Force to identify ways to hack targets from space. Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the commander of the Space Operations Command, said during a Mitchell Institute event that the military wants to see if offensive cyber capabilities, such as those handled by the U.S. Cyber Command, […]
The U.S. Space Force has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the latter’s antennas to support military satellites, including the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program constellation. According to a recent Government Accountability Office report, the number of satellites being supported by the Space Force’s primary ground segment, called Satellite Control Network, has […]
NASA has awarded a total of $98 million in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funds to 112 proposals from 92 companies developing space exploration and climate research technologies. Each grantee was given $850,000 and 24 months to execute their respective projects. Jenn Gustetic, director of early-stage innovation and partnerships at NASA’s Space Technology Mission […]
Leesburg, Virginia-based Quantum Computing Inc. secured a follow-on task order on Feb. 8 to continue supporting NASA’s remote sensing and climate change monitoring efforts. Under the task order, QCI will test its QLiDAR quantum photonic system for remote sensing applications and process satellite images using its photonic-based reservoir computing technology. Specifically, QCI will run data […]
Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said that collaboration is underway with NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and other organizations to build a lunar geodetic system, a GPS-like capability for the moon. He explained that such efforts are part of his NGA’s goal to support military and civil space operations. During […]
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore will continue providing support services for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope science operations under a $166.24 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract extension award from NASA. AURA/STScI will support the telescope’s development, integration, testing, launch and commissioning. It will also perform science observation […]
