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  • NASA Adds SwRI-Led Consortium to Solar System Exploration Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Adds SwRI-Led Consortium to Solar System Exploration Initiative

    A team led by the Southwest Research Institute has received a $5 million contract to develop tools and methods for NASA to explore the solar system through the space agency’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute. The Project for Exploration Science Pathfinder Research for Enhancing Solar System Observations consortium will focus on pathfinding research, techniques and technologies to support missions on airless bodies […] More

  • Paul Wooster: SpaceX, NASA Identify 4 Potential Mars Landing Sites for Red Dragon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Wooster: SpaceX, NASA Identify 4 Potential Mars Landing Sites for Red Dragon

    SpaceX has started to collaborate with NASA to determine potential landing sites for the firm’s Red Dragon space vehicle and future manned missions on Mars, Space News reported Monday. Jeff Foust writes Paul Wooster, spacecraft guidance, navigation and control systems manager at SpaceX, said at a symposium held Saturday in Texas that SpaceX and NASA’s […] More

  • NASA Surveys Potential Opto-Mechanical Assembly Sources for Wide Field Imaging Telescope - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Surveys Potential Opto-Mechanical Assembly Sources for Wide Field Imaging Telescope

    NASA seeks information on potential industry sources that can help design and develop an opto-mechanical assembly for the space agency’s future wide field imaging telescope. The agency said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it looks to identify providers of services, materials, equipment and facilities to support the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope‘s opto-mechanical structure. Responses to the sources sought notice will also help […] More

  • Jive Software Gets FedRAMP ‘In-Process’ Status for Collaboration Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jive Software Gets FedRAMP ‘In-Process’ Status for Collaboration Platform

    Jive Software has obtained “in-process” designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based enterprise collaboration platform. NASA sponsors Jive’s efforts to complete and secure FedRAMP certification later this year for the collaboration tool, the company said Monday. The company’s collaboration platform will feature a key-based encryption, restricted production access, disaster recovery tools and […] More

  • General Atomics Subsidiary to Produce MQ-9 Block 5 Installation Kits for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Subsidiary to Produce MQ-9 Block 5 Installation Kits for Air Force

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has landed a two-year, $12.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fabricate installation kits for the Block 5 configuration of the service branch’s MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. The Defense Department said Monday that GA-ASI will produce 10 each of MQ-9 Block 5 extended-range, Barrett Asymmetric Digital Datalink Computer and VORTEX installation kits. GA-ASI […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds Qualtrics Experience Mgmt Tool to GSA Schedule 70, NASA SEWP V Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds Qualtrics Experience Mgmt Tool to GSA Schedule 70, NASA SEWP V Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology and Qualtrics have partnered to offer the latter’s experience management technology platform to the public sector through Carahsoft’s spots on two contract vehicles. Carahsoft said Wednesday it will sell the Qualtrics XM Platform to federal agencies via the General Services Administration’s Schedule 70 and NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract vehicles. Qualtrics XM Platform is […] More

  • 99 Student Teams to Take Part in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    99 Student Teams to Take Part in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge

    Ninety-nine student teams from high schools and universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Brazil and other countries will participate in NASA’s three-day Human Exploration Rover Challenge that will kick off March 30 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama. NASA said Wednesday the Marshall Space Flight Center will host the competition that will require […] More

  • SSL-Managed MDA Division Gets NASA Recognition for ISS Robotic Servicing Support; Rich White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL-Managed MDA Division Gets NASA Recognition for ISS Robotic Servicing Support; Rich White Comments

    A Space Systems Loral-managed division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates has received recognition from NASA for its support on a January robotic servicing mission at the International Space Station. SSL said Wednesday the Johnson Space Center acknowledged the support of MDA US Systems in planning and validating the maneuvers to update the ISS power system using the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator robotic arm. Rich White, […] More

  • Kay and Associates Gets NASA Aerospace Ground Equipment Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kay and Associates Gets NASA Aerospace Ground Equipment Support Contract

    Kay and Associates has secured a potential $54.9 million contract to support aerospace ground equipment and provide logistics services at NASA‘s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. NASA said Tuesday the contract has a one-month phase-in period, two base years, three one-year options and an additional six-month extension. Work will include emergency and routine aircraft maintenance and mission, aircraft batteries, […] More

  • MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev't VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev’t VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments

    Dale Moore, former head of business development at the U.S. Army and missile defense division at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., has assumed the role of vice president for business development. MTSI said Tuesday Moore has also been appointed site lead at the engineering and technology company’s Colorado Springs office. “Dale’s proven record includes exceptional systems engineering and program […] More

  • Boeing Tests CST-100 Starliner Parachute System at Spaceport America Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Tests CST-100 Starliner Parachute System at Spaceport America Facility

    Boeing has launched a parachute system of its crew capsule at Spaceport America‘s purpose-built commercial spaceport in New Mexico to verify the inflation characteristics and landing system performance of the platform during touchdown. Spaceport America said Friday the CST-100 Starliner Parachute System Test Launch utilized a giant helium-filled balloon that carried a flight-sized boilerplate spacecraft 40,000 feet above the San Andres Mountains and […] More

  • NASA Eyes Deloitte for Robotic Process Automation Software Devt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Eyes Deloitte for Robotic Process Automation Software Devt Contract

    NASA plans to award Deloitte‘s consulting business a sole-source contract to help the agency design and develop a proof of concept for robotic process automation software. A notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps stated the company will support the development of four proof-of-concept processes for NASA Shared Services Center’s future bots-as-a-service platform. The bots will support processes such as funds […] More