Orbital ATK is pursuing new opportunities for its Pegasus air-launch rocket with no plans to phase out the vehicle, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes company officials believe Pegasus will continue to perform missions beyond its June 2017 launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Orbital ATK entered a partnership with Vulcan Aerospace‘s Stratolaunch Systems subsidiary in October to deploy Pegasus […] More

IBM‘s question-answering computer platform will analyze aerospace research and data to help NASA answer inquiries on spaceflight science and support decision-making processes during air travel, Space.com reported Thursday. Sarah Lewin writes NASA’s Langley Research Center will utilize the Watson computer to help researchers sort through large amounts of data generated by aerospace research. “The idea […] More

The General Services Administration has awarded Spaceflight a spot on the agency’s consolidated professional services contract vehicle, allowing the company to offer small-satellite launch services to the federal government. Spaceflight said Wednesday agencies can request for quotations for microsat or cubesat launch service offerings from the company and place orders electronically via the GSA Advantage‘s eBuy online platform. […] More

Lockheed Martin is working to supply ground-based human spaceflight services for the Orion crew vehicle under a $1.3 billion contract that SGT Inc. holds with NASA, Washington Technology reported Tuesday. Mark Hoover writes SGT will support the International Space Station’s mission and flight crew operations under the Integrated Mission Operations Contract II program. The company […] More

Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has received a 2024 Wash100 Award for his commitment to empowering cooperative scientific exploration and technological progress through various agency missions. The esteemed Wash100 Award has honored the most influential leaders in the government contracting industry for 11 years.

The Wash100 popular vote contest is in full swing! Click here to cast your vote for Nelson as your favorite 2024 winner.

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Philip Hover-Smoot, an aerospace and defense industry executive, has been appointed CEO of in-space observation service provider Scout Space. He succeeds Scout Space Co-Founder and CEO Eric Ingram, who will transition to the roles of chairman of the board and chief strategy officer, the company said Thursday.

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Robert Conrad, vice president of U.S. business development at Kepler Communications, told Breaking Defense in an interview published Monday that optical communications capabilities could help warfighters speed up the decision-making process to ensure national security by gaining access to remote sensing satellite data in near-real time.

Conrad will serve as a moderator of a panel discussion on optical space data relays and human spaceflight communications at the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Space Summit. Register here to attend this key event.

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Axiom Space is migrating its enterprise information technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based tools and services to its operations, business and engineering teams supporting the development of its commercial space station in low-Earth orbit. "Axiom Space is using AWS’s global infrastructure and a broad and deep portfolio of cloud services to deliver revolutionary solutions to the space industry," Dave Levy, vice president for worldwide public sector at AWS, said in a statement published Monday.

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For centuries, humanity has harbored a profound desire to venture into the vast expanse of space. In recent years, a number of space and mission companies have emerged, dedicated to advancing the frontiers of space exploration and developing new space technologies. These companies have been actively engaged in various initiatives, from conducting scientific research and […] More

Northrop Grumman has delivered ten booster motor segments that will be built into NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket. The components, which will make up the twin solid rocket boosters of SLS, arrived by rail at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, NASA announced.

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A joint venture between KBR and Intuitive Machines will perform multidisciplinary engineering services under a $719 million contract awarded earlier this year to enhance the space orbital capabilities of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Services include electrical engineering, instrument systems and technology, exploration and mission support as well as mission engineering and systems analysis for the […] More

The growth of the government contracting industry ushered in partnerships with the private sector, new market reaches, and job opportunities. On the other hand, this growth also opened the way for threats to come in and wreak havoc on crucial data and supply chain security.    What is supply chain security? Supply chain security is […] More