A new study by the Aerospace Corp. says the increasing number of satellite-based services and other space capabilities offered by companies presents opportunities for national security agencies to acquire those services, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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Aerospace Corp.’s James Vedda, Karen Jones: US Should Consider Space Solar Power Investments
James Vedda, a senior policy analyst at the Aerospace Corp.’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy, has said the U.S. should consider investing in space solar energy to support long-distance wireless power transmission.
Read More »Cecil Haney, Michael McCord, Vincent Stewart Join Aerospace Corp. Board of Trustees
Aerospace Corp. to Invest $100M in Another Colorado R&D Facility; Steve Isakowitz Quoted
Aerospace Corp. is set to break ground on its second research and development facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., this fall as part of a $100M investment. Seventy percent of the 90K-square-foot building area will be set aside for classified use and the construction project is scheduled to wrap up by spring 2022, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »Air Force Eyes Lockheed, Aerospace Corp Partnerships for GPS Satellite Station-Keeping Maneuvers
The U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron plans to work with Aerospace Corp. and Lockheed Martin for satellite maneuver operations after performing its first orbital station-keeping of a GPS III satellite last month.
Read More »Aerospace Corp to Demo ‘Space Cloud’ for Satellite Data Sharing
The Aerospace Corp. plans to take cloud technology to space to demonstrate how it can help artificial intelligence-based satellites eliminate unnecessary data before transmission to ground operators, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.
Read More »Aerospace Corp.’s Steve Isakowitz: Satellite Architecture Flexibility Key to Space Programs
Steve Isakowitz, president and CEO of Aerospace Corp., has said adopting a flexible architecture can help the U.S. military and industry update satellites with a new payload or augment constellations, SpaceNews reported Monday. He told the publication in an interview the government should use an enterprise-level approach and simplify the decision-making …
Read More »Aerospace Corp.-Backed Team Wins Army AI Tool Design Competition
The U.S. Army‘s Rapid Capabilities Office has selected a team from federally funded research and development center operator Aerospace Corp. as the winner of a competition that sought artificial intelligence and machine learning tools that could support electronic warfare missions. Platypus Aerospace won the $100K first-place award at the Army Signal Classification Challenge …
Read More »Aerospace Corp.’s Randy Kendall: Space Tech Drives Renewed Military Interest in Startups
Randy Kendall, vice president of launch program operations at Aerospace Corp., has said the U.S. military has showed renewed interest in partnering with commercial space startups driven by technological advances and space-based national security threats, SpaceNews reported Sunday. “Today feels like 1998, that was the last time we had the …
Read More »Aerospace Corp. Subsidiary Secures NASA Contract to Support Johnson Center’s Extravehicular Activities
NASA has awarded a contract to a subsidiary of The Aerospace Corp. to support the extravehicular activities project office within the space agency’s Johnson Space Center. The Aerospace Corp. said Thursday Vaeros‘ human space flight directorate will work to help NASA consolidate contracts and assist in the management of future acquisitions, maintenance …
Read More »Aerospace Corp. Aims to Increase Position, Navigation & Timing Service Resiliency Via New Study
The Aerospace Corp. has launched a study that aims to make position, navigation and timing services more resilient through the development of a user-device platform that will work to combine PNT signals from multiple sources. The nonprofit organization said Monday it will use an open-source method to develop a user-device …
Read More »Aerospace Corp Appoints Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Bolton as SVP
Aerospace Corporation has appointed Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. and previous senior vice president of Aerospace Special Studies. to succeed Rand Fisher as systems planning, engineering and quality senior vice president. Bolton has been with the Air Force for 37 years and held a number of positions within the …
Read More »Former FAA Official Edward Bolton Appointed VP of Special Studies at Aerospace Corp.
Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force major, has been appointed as Aerospace Corp.‘s next vice president of special studies effective April 11. The 37-year Air Force veteran will eventually take the role of senior vice president for systems planning, engineering and quality on July 1 to succeed the retiring …
Read More »Retired Army Acquisition Asst Secretary Heidi Shyu Joins Aerospace Corp Board of Trustees
The Aerospace Corporation has appointed Heidi Shyu as the newest member of its board of trustees. Shyu brings experience from her previous roles as the assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology at the U.S. Army and as an acquisition executive, science adviser to the secretary and senior research and development official for various offices, …
Read More »Aerospace Corp.-made CubeSat for Laser Communications Demo Mission Reaches Orbit; Steve Jurczyk Comments
An Aerospace Corp.-built CubeSat has reached orbit after it lifted onboard the Atlas V rocket at California-based Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday. NASA said Saturday the CubeSat spacecraft is part of the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration mission that will work to assess the capability of the miniature satellite to perform …
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