Lockheed-Built Spacecraft Reaches Surface of Asteroid Bennu; Lisa Callahan Quoted
A NASA space probe built by Lockheed Martin landed on the surface of a near-Earth asteroid Tuesday to take a physical sample using the craft's robotic arm.
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in News, Space NewsAstrobotic Opens New Pittsburgh HQ for Lunar Logistics; John Thornton Quoted
Astrobotic has unveiled a 47K-square-foot headquarters in Pittsburgh that will serve as a hub for development and operation of the company's robotic platforms designed to support lunar missions.
in News, Space NewsBAE’s Pete Trainer: Secure Digital Engineering Environment Key to Efficient Joint Command Ops
Pete Trainer, vice president and general manager for BAE Systems’ U.S. Air Force solutions segment, has said a robust digital engineering environment will help the service collate data from disparate sources for joint missions.
in News, Space NewsRelativity Space’s Tim Ellis, Josh Brost Talk Projections for 3D-Printed Rocket Manufacturing
Tim Ellis, cofounder and CEO of Relativity Space, has said the company plans to market a 3D-printed rocket to support missions in low-Earth, medium and geosynchronous orbits over the next decade.
Rocket Lab Concludes Wet Dress Rehearsal in Preps for US Launch of Electron Mission
Rocket Lab has wrapped up wet dress rehearsal activities for the Electron vehicle ahead of its liftoff from a launch complex at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia.
Ball Aerospace, With Booz Allen, Wins Contract to Support GC3 Systems; Mark Healy, Michael Johnston Quoted
Ball Aerospace, which partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton, has been awarded a contract by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) to serve as the prime system integrator for the SpRCO Ground Command, Control and Communications (GC3) system, Ball Aerospace said Thursday. GC3 will support larger tactical command and control enterprise for the U.S. Space Force.
Steve Schorer: MacB Acquisition Prompts Alion to Focus More on Tech Work
Steve Schorer, chairman and CEO of Alion Science and Technology and a previous Wash100Â awardee, said the acquisition of MacAulay-Brown has helped the company to focus more on technology work, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and electronic warfare, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
L3Harris, Planet Execs Talk Progress, Challenges in Smallsat Dev’t
Two executives from Planet and L3Harris Technologies have cited electronic components and thermal management systems as key factors to the improvement of small-satellite technologies in the market, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
in News, Space NewsDARPA-Northrop Partnership Works on Robotic GEO Satellite Maintenance Platform
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to complete a payload technology for its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program this year in collaboration with Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics subsidiary and the Naval Research Laboratory.
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NASA Selects Northrop-Built Performance Measurement Tech for Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA has partnered with Northrop Grumman to deploy the latter’s inertial navigation system designed to help extend the operational life of the agency’s Mars exploration rover Perseverance.
Lockheed’s Rick Ambrose Notes AWS’ Move to Extend Cloud Innovation to Space
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2020 — Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has lauded Amazon Web Services' move to bring the cloud computing experience to the space domain, GovCon Wire reported July 1.