Sierra Space has built and tested a full-scale version of an inflatable structure at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center as part of its efforts to develop commercial space stations. The company said Monday the ultimate burst pressure test was focused on the Large Integrated Flexible Environment habitat's restraint layer developed in partnership with ILC Dover.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Sierra7 a contract to help the Office of Information Technology Privacy Services conduct privacy impact assessments for data within the VA's electronic information systems. Sierra7 said Wednesday the PIA tracking contract will support Privacy Services in assessing privacy risks in information systems that collect and store personally identifiable information and protected health information data.

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Sierra Space raised $290 million in equity during its Series B funding, increasing its total investment to $1.7 billion. A Japanese consortium led the private capital infusion that elevated the commercial space company’s valuation to $5.3 billion. MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, along with Kanematsu and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, formed the lead investor group in the latest funding round, Sierra Space said.

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Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a potential $134 million contract with a $1.2 million minimum guarantee from the U.S. Special Operations Command to supply and maintain Tactical Radio Application eXtension software in support of the Program Executive Office for Tactical Information Systems Tactical Communications Systems. SNC will perform maintenance, integration, training, aircraft demonstrations and support of fielded TRAX systems under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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Sierra Space will advance the development of a 35,000 lbf thrust upper stage engine under a 27-month, $22.6 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force. Work for the maturation of Vortex advanced upper stage engine or VR35K-A will involve designing flight-weight engine components through the use of component and integrated breadboard engine test data, […] More

A partnership between Sierra7 and AvaSure will deliver telecare services to seven Veterans Health Administration-operated medical centers as part of a recently awarded contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Sierra7 and AvaSure will support select medical centers located within the Veterans Integrated Services Network 9 region through the TeleCare Companion offering for health care […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. has showcased a small size weight and power, electronic support measures system at a U.S. Marine Corps training exercise in Yuma, Arizona. SNC said Monday it reconfigured its AE-4500 Auto ESM system to demonstrate ground-based capability for the USMC Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-23. During the demonstration, the system enabled direction finding […] More

Sierra7 has received a task order to help the Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Information Officer develop an enterprise framework for procurement activities and documentation for a continuity of operations program. USDA placed the order through the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 contract, a governmentwide procurement vehicle managed by the […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. and Israel-based BIRD Aerosystems have agreed to offer airborne missile protection systems to the U.S. Department of Defense, foreign military sales customers and other international commercial clients. BIRD’s family of AMPS platforms complies with the Army’s Modular Open System Approach and works to protect warfighters and aircraft from radar-guided missiles and other […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. is offering a cloud-based managed security service meant to help defense industrial base customers protect their sensitive data, intellectual property and operational technology from cybersecurity threats. SNC said its Security Operations Center service offering is built on Microsoft’s Azure Government Cloud and uses the Elastic Security stack to safeguard OT systems, controlled […] More

Susan Kemp, a 27-year Booz Allen Hamilton veteran and former senior manager at Prometheus Federal Services, has joined Sierra7 as director of consulting and analytics. She will be responsible for expanding client relationships and providing continuous support for the Veterans Health Administration, the Falls Church, Viginia-based consulting company said Monday. The new director will also be in charge of […] More

Andrew Candreva, former health solutions vice president at SBG Technology Solutions, has joined Sierra7 as senior director of capture.  In his role, Candreva will lead the development of capture strategies to expand and diversify accounts in order to support the growth of the management consulting company, Sierra7 said Tuesday. Candreva brings close to 15 years […] More