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Exelis (NYSE: XLS) will support NASA research on climate change by providing a modified Multi-Functional Fiber Laser LIDAR under a $3.5 million contract as part of the Atmospheric Carbon and Transport-America project. The company said Monday that the research is centered on monitoring how weather systems move gases such as carbon dioxide...
NASA has selected four companies to work with the agency to develop and commercialize space technologies over the next five years. ATK‘s (NYSE: ATK) space systems business, Final Frontier Design, Space Exploration Technologies and United Launch Alliance signed NASA Space Act Agreements for the agency’s Collaborations for Commercial Space...
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has been selected to supply services for NASA’s nearly $87 million satellite launch mission set to take place in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey satellite is scheduled for liftoff in August 2017 on board a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, NASA ...
Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE: ORB) has won a $56.3 million task order to help NASA launch a satellite intended to study the boundary region between Earth’s upper atmosphere and space. The company will process the Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite as well as integrate payloads and install telemetry, data and tracking systems in the spac...
Steve Cook, formerly director of corporate development at Dynetics, has moved up to the role of vice president of corporate development and will be responsible for strategy, business opportunities and other business development efforts. “We are pleased to have someone with Steve’s experience and energy direct our ...
Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE: ORB) has won a potential $186.3 million contract to operate NASA‘s balloon program. Orbital Sciences will perform the work at the Goddard Space Flight Center and three other facilities in Virginia,  New Mexi...
DLT Solutions has been awarded two blanket purchase agreement contracts to provide a range of Autodesk and Red Hat software products and service offerings to NASA. DLT said Tuesday the first BPA has potential value of $8 million over four years and covers Autodesk-made platforms for building information modeling, design, construction and engineering...
ASRC Federal‘s InuTeq subsidiary will provide documentation, configuration and scheduling management and other support services to NASA under a potential five-year, $296 million contract. NASA said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Program Analysis and Control IV contract is effective Jan. 1...
A Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) subsidiary has been awarded a $121 million contract modification to develop a microwave sounding instrument for the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 spacecraft. NASA said Wednesday Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems will produce and test the JPSS-2 Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder as well as deliver satellite launc...
Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded contracts from NASA and the U.S. Energy Department to develop thruster propulsion and electrical power systems for a rover that is slated to launch in 2020. The contract with NASA calls for the company to produce 16 thrusters that are similar to the ones used to put NASA’s Curiosity rover...
