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  • Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Concludes 5th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Concludes 5th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time after it performed three in-orbit scientific missions and delivered approximately 7,900 pounds of scientific experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The atmospheric re-entry of the space vehicle, also known as S.S. Rick Husband, loaded with 4,087 pounds of items for disposal marks the company’s […] More

  • SpaceNews: SpaceX to Help Launch NRO Satellite in March 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceNews: SpaceX to Help Launch NRO Satellite in March 2017

    A National Reconnaissance Office spokeswoman has said that Space Exploration Technologies is contracted to launch the NROL-76 national security payload into space for the agency in March next year, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Mike Gruss writes NRO did not disclose which rocket SpaceX will use to lift the NROL-76 satellite at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, nor did the agency provide details about […] More

  • ULA Launches CubeSat STEM Payload Competition For Universities; Tory Bruno Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Launches CubeSat STEM Payload Competition For Universities; Tory Bruno Comments

    United Launch Alliance has started the application process for a competition that aims to provide U.S. colleges and universities a chance to build payloads for ULA’s CubeSat rideshare program. ULA said Thursday that Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems will help evaluate and pick schools that can get free science, technology, engineering and math payload rides on Atlas V rockets as part of […] More

  • Spaceflight Added to GSA's Consolidated Professional Services Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spaceflight Added to GSA’s Consolidated Professional Services Schedule

    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

  • ULA, Tyvak Ink CubeSat Rideshare Agreement; Tory Bruno Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA, Tyvak Ink CubeSat Rideshare Agreement; Tory Bruno Comments

    United Launch Alliance has selected Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems to serve as an auxiliary payload customer on ULA’s CubeSat rideshare program under a memorandum of understanding between the two companies. Tyvak will be able to provide commercial and U.S. government CubeSat customers, as well as science, technology, engineering and math CubeSat customers access to ULA’s Atlas V […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA to Collaborate on CubeSat Propulsion System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA to Collaborate on CubeSat Propulsion System Development

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA have formed a partnership to further development work on a propulsion system designed for CubeSats and other types of nanosatellites. Aerojet Rocketdyne will work to integrate a green propellant called AF-M315E with the MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion platform under NASA’s Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies program, the company said Monday. The company will […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Gets NASA Funding for CubeSat Infrared Radiometer Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Gets NASA Funding for CubeSat Infrared Radiometer Project

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space instrument for a CubeSat that will perform scientific research and support land use management for NASA‘s Earth science division. The company said Wednesday it received funding under the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program to build the CIRiS imaging radiometer for tests during on-orbit operations. “Validating advanced technologies […] More

  • Tory Bruno: Boeing-Lockheed JV Unveils CubeSat Rideshare Launch Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tory Bruno: Boeing-Lockheed JV Unveils CubeSat Rideshare Launch Initiative

    United Launch Alliance has introduced a science, technology, engineering and math education program that aims to encourage university students to launch their miniaturized satellites for free onboard the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture’s future rocket missions. “ULA will offer universities the chance to compete for at least six CubeSat launch slots on two Atlas V missions, with […] More

  • NASA Hands Down Small Satellite Contracts; Jim Norman, Michael Freilich Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Hands Down Small Satellite Contracts; Jim Norman, Michael Freilich Comment

    NASA has awarded approximately $17.1 million in contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab USA and Virgin Galactic to launch small satellites — or CubeSats — to low-Earth orbit. Jim Norman, director of launch services at NASA, said Oct. 14 the space agency’s launch services program aims to help transport smaller payloads into orbit through commercial […] More

  • Firefly to Test Launch NASA CubeSat; Thomas Markusic, Garrett Skrobot Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Firefly to Test Launch NASA CubeSat; Thomas Markusic, Garrett Skrobot Comment

    Firefly Space Systems has been awarded a $5.5 million contract to test launch NASA’s CubeSat into space in March 2018. Thomas Markusic, Firefly’s CEO, said Wednesday the company developed Firefly Alpha over the last 18 months. Firefly Alpha is designed to lift a 881-pound payload to a 248-mile equatorial orbit. Garrett Skrobot, lead for the educational launch of nanosatellites mission […] More

  • ULA Launches NRO Payload, 13 Rideshare CubeSats; Jim Sponnick Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Launches NRO Payload, 13 Rideshare CubeSats; Jim Sponnick Comments

    United Launch Alliance has launched a National Reconnaissance Office payload and 13 CubeSats for the Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment aboard an Atlas V rocket as part of the NROL-55 mission. The Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture said Thursday the mission is in support of national defense and is the company’s 10th launch since the beginning of the year. Jim […] More