NASA’s Johnson Space Center is soliciting proposals for the contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems, or COSMOS, program valued at up to $1.8 billion. According to a notice posted on SAM.gov, the space agency requires support services to ensure the availability, integrity, reliability and security of critical command ...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $1.8 billion contract modification to build and launch the first two polar space vehicles under the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the company will also transition the Next-Gen OPIR Polar Space Vehicles 1 and 2 to operations ...
Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has received a potential $386 million other transaction agreement from Space Systems Command to deliver a second plane of six Epoch 1 satellites for medium Earth orbit. “Once on orbit, Epoch 1 satellites will play a vital role in delivering advanced missile warning and tracking capabilities,” Lt. Co...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded two task orders worth $733.6 million combined to SpaceX to provide Lane 1 launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The service said Friday the awards mark the first two Lane 1 launch service task orders, or LSTO, issued by Space...
Comtech Telecommunications has introduced a strategy to transform the company into a pure-play satellite and space communications provider. T&W Segment Strategic Alternatives Process The technology company said Thursday the transformation strategy includes an exploration of strategic alternatives for its terrestrial and wireless networks busines...
Tecolote Research has secured a U.S. Space Force contract worth $148.1 million to provide acquisition and financial consulting support and related services for Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space programs. The Department of Defense said Wednesday SSC conducted a competitive procurement process for the firm-fixed-price contract with one...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a.k.a. NATO, the post-World War II alliance between the U.S. and 31 other nations, has been steadily honing its focus on the space domain over the last decade or so. Its first piece of policy on space came in 2012, though it was another seven years until the organization followed...
James Johnson, former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) executive, has joined Parsons as senior vice president for systems engineering and analysis, according to his LinkedIn announcement Tuesday. He will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations for Parsons’ engineering services business and overseeing delivery, execution and staffing w...
Safran Defense and Space, a subsidiary of Safran Group, has booked a $275 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply Laser Target Locator Module II systems. The Department of Defense said Monday the cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract also covers the delivery of associated spare parts, contractor logistical support and mai...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential $200.2 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build the second site for a radar capability designed to facilitate object detection and tracking in geosynchronous orbit to provide space domain awareness for the U.S. military and its allies. The Department of Defense said Friday the sole-sour...
