Bretton Alexander has been appointed as chief revenue officer of Firefly Aerospace, bringing over three decades of experience in the aerospace industry to the company. As chief revenue officer, Alexander will work to speed up company growth, expand Firefly’s customer base and cultivate relationships with existing clients, the Cedar Park, Texas-based organization announced on Friday. “Brett’s global […] More

Space Systems Command has launched three small satellites to low-Earth orbit to conduct space-based research and development experiments for the Department of Defense. The smallsats, developed by Blue Canyon Technologies for the U.S. Space Force, lifted off onboard SpaceX‘s Falcon-9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part […] More

PickNik Robotics will develop autonomous fault detection and maintenance technologies for space assets in support of NASA under two contracts. The robotics company said Thursday work under the Small Business Innovation Research program seeks to advance its services for autonomous manipulation, utilization and mission planning in space operations. The first SBIR contract covers the development […] More

NASA is set to distribute $45 million to 249 companies and 39 research organizations as part of its small business grant programs. The awards mark the initial round of agency funding under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer efforts, NASA said Tuesday. Eight of the recipients are minority-serving institutions, while an […] More

A Jacobs business and CODE Plus, a Fairfax, Virginia-based woman-owned small business, will work to provide scientific and engineering support services to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, under a two-year, Mentor-Protege agreement. Jacobs Space Exploration Group will serve as a mentor under NASA’s Mentor-Protege Program with a focus on helping CODE Plus […] More

Space exploration-focused company Voyager Space has acquired ZIN Technologies, a provider of human-rated spaceflight systems and monitoring services, propulsion and other offerings. The acquisition marks a milestone in Voyager Space’s efforts to grow its space infrastructure and technology capabilities to support the development of Starlab, a continuously crewed, free-flying commercial space station, the Denver, Colorado-based organization announced on […] More

Sidus Space, a space services company that specializes in satellite design, manufacturing and data collection, will proceed to the next phase of NASA’s Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications project under a follow-on contract with the space agency. The company said Wednesday that it will work with a team from the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to award Jacobs Executive Vice President Steve Arnette his first Wash100 recognition for his role in driving continued government contracting work for the company, most notably those opportunities in support of NASA missions. Arnette, the president of Jacobs’ critical missions solutions business, is among the top government and GovCon leaders inducted […] More

The State Department is inviting representatives from the private sector to serve as advisers to U.S. delegates in domestic and international space commerce events in the next 12 months. The agency on Tuesday posted a solicitation for private sector participation in affairs focused on outer space safety, sustainability and emerging markets until Dec. 31, 2023. […] More

Slingshot Aerospace has raised $40.9 million in a series A2 funding round and secured a venture loan from Horizon Technology Finance to support product commercialization and global expansion initiatives. Sway Ventures led the investment activity and was joined by Lockheed Martin‘s venture arm, ATX Venture Partners, C16 Ventures, Valor Equity Partners and Draper Associates, Slingshot […] More

Six companies and one nonprofit association have received contracts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out data analysis work over two months as part of a space traffic coordination pilot project. Awardees will track satellites in medium and geostationary Earth orbits, detect anomalies and analyze spaceflight safety measures, NOAA said Tuesday. The […] More

Collins Aerospace has opened a new facility at the Houston Spaceport in Texas to expand its footprint in the area and accommodate several future space exploration activities. The Raytheon Technologies business said Wednesday it invested $30 million in the 120,000-square-foot facility meant to support the development of key space systems such as the next generation spacesuit, […] More