Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) will continue to perform engineering and science services for NASA’s Huntsville, Alabama-based Marshall Space Flight Center under a one-year, $127.8 million contract modification. Jacobs said Tuesday the company started its science and engineering and technician support to MSFC on Oct. 3, 2015 and will...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” The segmented primary mirror of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope is halfway to completion after Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) finished the installation of its ninth flight mirror, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. NASA said Tuesday the mirrors used are built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies, which ...
Rocket Lab has signed a definitive agreement to acquire California-based Motiv Space Systems, adding space robotics and precision spacecraft mechanism technologies to its space systems portfolio. The company said Thursday the acquisition supports its vertical integration strategy and expands its capabilities for planetary exploration, national secur...
SAP NS2 has appointed retired U.S. Army Gen. Gustave “Gus” Perna as executive vice president and strategic customer officer. In a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, the company said Perna’s appointment comes as it accelerates the delivery of artificial intelligence capabilities to its customers. SAP NS2 is sponsoring the Potomac Officers ...
York Space Systems has agreed to acquire satellite communications terminal provider ALL.SPACE, a move aimed at strengthening York’s ability to deliver resilient, multi-domain connectivity for defense and commercial missions. The deal will bring ALL.SPACE’s multi-orbit, multi-band communications technology into York’s broader missio...
TechnoMile has appointed national security leaders Donald Blersch and Isaiah “Ike” Rivers to its newly formed security information management board of advisers. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Tuesday Blersch and Rivers join 10 legacy SIMS Software advisers on the board, which is responsible for providing strategic guidance for TechnoMil...
Bluestone Investment Partners has named David Walsh as chief strategy officer and executive vice president of a new defense company that formed from the combination of Qualis, InTrack Radar Technologies and Tektonux. Walsh will lead integration efforts across the combined organization’s software, hardware and engineering portfolio and ensure t...
“Federal technology firm Alpha Omega has appointed Brittney Chappell, a federal acquisition executive, as vice president of capture and Srinivas “Sri” Kothuri, a cloud and digital transformation leader, as VP of IT and solutions. As companies like Alpha Omega strengthen leadership teams to support national security missions, indust...
Vast has raised $500 million in a funding round led by Balerion Space Ventures to accelerate development of its Haven commercial space stations and support efforts to sustain long-term human presence in low Earth orbit. Recent investment activity in the commercial space sector, including Vast’s latest financing round, underscores continued mom...
Rocket Lab has completed its acquisition of Optical Support, Inc., strengthening its capability to support critical defense programs such as the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the Golden Dome. Rocket Lab said Thursday adds 20 experienced employees and 22,000 square feet of advanced machining, testing ...
