The Defense Innovation Unit issued the award as part of the department’s Space Test Program Rapid Agile Launch Initiative, which seeks commercial low-Earth orbit platforms with a payload capacity of between 1,000 pounds to 2,650 pounds, Relativity Space said Monday.
The DOD deal marks the Los Angeles-based aerospace company’s ninth launch service customer and third government transaction following its selection for NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 program in December.
Relativity Space, which aims to produce one rocket within 60 days, raised $500 million in a Series D funding round that was completed in November and led by Tiger Global Management.
AeroVironment has tapped Robert “Rob” Smith as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Smith’s appointment, which will become official April 13, underscores…
GreyNoise Intelligence has launched Command and Control Detection, a new intelligence module designed to identify active cyber compromises using outbound…
