Space Act Agreement

Teraphysics Corp. Announces NASA Agreement

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

CLEVELAND, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teraphysics Corp., a privately held, Cleveland, Ohio-based R&D company announces that it has executed a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA's Glenn Research Facility in Cleveland. Teraphysics entered this agreement for the purpose of performing radio frequency (RF) characterization of its patented, micro-fabricated E-band helical traveling wave tube amplifier and to ascertain its suitability for space-to-earth RF telecommunication link. The schedule of work includes:

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  • CLEVELAND, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teraphysics Corp., a privately held, Cleveland, Ohio-based R&D company announces that it has executed a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA's Glenn Research Facility in Cleveland.
  • Teraphysics entered this agreement for the purpose of performing radio frequency (RF) characterization of its patented, micro-fabricated E-band helical traveling wave tube amplifier and to ascertain its suitability for space-to-earth RF telecommunication link.
  • The testing of our disruptive technology by NASA is the culmination of 20-plus years of research and development with investments from the private sector and numerous U.S. government-funded projects.
  • We look forward to working closely with our colleagues at NASA Glenn as we enter this next evolutionary phase in our technology development."

NASA Selects Axiom Space for Another Private Space Mission in 2024

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than August 2024 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than August 2024 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • NASA and Axiom Space mission planners will coordinate in-orbit activities for the private astronauts as they work with station crew members and flight controllers on the ground.
  • "Our Axiom Space team is looking forward to a fourth mission to the International Space Station," said Michael Suffredini, CEO and president of Axiom Space.
  • Axiom Space will submit four proposed crew members for the Ax-4 mission to NASA and its international partners for review.

IBM and NASA Open Source Largest Geospatial AI Foundation Model on Hugging Face

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and open-source AI platform Hugging Face today announced that IBM's watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model – built from NASA's satellite data – will now be openly available on Hugging Face. It will be the largest geospatial foundation model on Hugging Face and the first-ever open-source AI foundation model built in collaboration with NASA.

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  • YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and open-source AI platform Hugging Face today announced that IBM's watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model – built from NASA's satellite data – will now be openly available on Hugging Face .
  • It will be the largest geospatial foundation model on Hugging Face and the first-ever open-source AI foundation model built in collaboration with NASA.
  • As part of a Space Act Agreement with NASA, IBM set out earlier this year to build an AI foundation model for geospatial data.
  • A commercial version of the geospatial model, which is part of IBM watsonx, will be available through the IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS) later this year.

Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate Starlab

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

DENVER, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration.

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  • Joint Venture to serve as a commercial successor for the International Space Station, ensuring continued US and European collaboration in space
    DENVER, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station.
  • The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration.
  • "We are proud to charter the future of space stations with Airbus," says Matthew Kuta, President at Voyager Space.
  • In addition to the US entity, Starlab will have a European joint venture subsidiary to directly serve the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member state space agencies.

Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate Starlab

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

DENVER, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration.

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  • Joint Venture to serve as a commercial successor for the International Space Station, ensuring continued US and European collaboration in space
    DENVER, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station.
  • The US-led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration.
  • "We are proud to charter the future of space stations with Airbus," says Matthew Kuta, President at Voyager Space.
  • In addition to the US entity, Starlab will have a European joint venture subsidiary to directly serve the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member state space agencies.

Oklahoma State University, partners take Oklahoma's aerospace and aviation leadership to next level

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Friday, June 30, 2023

TULSA, Okla., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday, Oklahoma State University and partners — including Tulsa Innovation Labs and the Osage Nation — celebrated a ribbon-cutting at the LaunchPad Center for Advanced Air Mobility at OSU-Tulsa's Helmerich Research Center (HRC). 

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  • "A key pillar of Oklahoma State University's strategy is leading in aerospace and aviation innovation, but we know our success is shared success," OSU President Kayse Shrum said.
  • Additionally, the U.S. Economic Development Administration recognizes that taking Oklahoma's aerospace and aviation to the next level has national benefits, and we appreciate the agency's critical support."
  • Jennifer Hankins, deputy managing director of Tulsa Innovation Labs, said they were thrilled to see this vision come to life.
  • MEDIA CONTACT: Shannon Rigsby | Associate Director of Public Information | 405-744-9081| [email protected] ; Jessica Remer | Tulsa Innovation Labs, Manager, Marketing and Communications | 918-759-0288 | [email protected]

Special Aerospace Services Awarded Space Act Agreement with NASA to Develop Commercial, Autonomous Maneuvering Unit

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

BOULDER, Colo., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Aerospace Services, the leader in spaceflight engineering and hardware solutions for the aerospace industry, has been awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA to develop a commercial version of an Autonomous Maneuvering Unit (AMU) to be used in civil, commercial, and national security missions. Awarded under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative, the AMU system will allow safer assembly of commercial LEO (low Earth orbit) space stations, servicing, retrieval, and inspection of in-space systems. 

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  • BOULDER, Colo., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Aerospace Services, the leader in spaceflight engineering and hardware solutions for the aerospace industry, has been awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA to develop a commercial version of an Autonomous Maneuvering Unit (AMU) to be used in civil, commercial, and national security missions.
  • Awarded under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative, the AMU system will allow safer assembly of commercial LEO (low Earth orbit) space stations, servicing, retrieval, and inspection of in-space systems.
  • "This agreement is critical in providing expertise, historical data, lessons learned, and access to NASA personnel in order for SAS to accelerate our commercial development of the AMU technology," said Special Aerospace Services Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder Tim Bulk.
  • "SAS' AMU technology will rapidly advance commercial space-related efforts," said Special Aerospace Services President and Chief Executive Officer Heather Bulk.

Sierra Space Awarded Space Act Agreement with NASA

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Sierra Space , a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, today was awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative.

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  • Sierra Space , a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, today was awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230615828732/en/
    Sierra Space is collaborating with NASA for the development of the company’s commercial low Earth orbit ecosystem, including next-generation space transportation, in-space infrastructure, and expandable and tailorable space facilities.
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    Through the agreement, Sierra Space will provide NASA with valuable insight and collaboration into its crewed Dream Chaser® spaceplane; new commercial space station architectures; and in-space logistics, refueling and servicing systems.
  • “Sierra Space is building the in-space infrastructure and end-to-end business platform to accelerate the new space economy,” said Tom Vice, CEO of Sierra Space.

Media, Public Invited to Meet Solvers in NASA Space Food Challenge

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Friday, May 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.
  • Media and the public are invited to join the teams to learn more about their technologies during multiple events.
  • The Deep Space Food Challenge calls solvers around the world to invent new ways of producing food for future astronauts traveling farther from Earth than ever before.
  • The Deep Space Food Challenge is part of NASA's Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing program in the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate.

Voyager Space Acquires ZIN Technologies, Inc.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

DENVER, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space, a global leader in space exploration, has acquired ZIN Technologies, Inc. (ZIN), a leading engineering, design and integration company with decades-long experience providing critical human-rated spaceflight systems and monitoring solutions, propulsion, and more to NASA, national security agencies, and leading aerospace and defense companies. Voyager Space's acquisition of ZIN is an essential step in expanding the company's space infrastructure and technology capabilities to further its Starlab development efforts.

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  • Voyager Space's acquisition of ZIN is an essential step in expanding the company's space infrastructure and technology capabilities to further its Starlab development efforts.
  • ZIN provides systems and highly engineered solutions to multiple launch vehicles, low-Earth orbit infrastructure projects, and spacecraft, including the U.S. Space Shuttle, the MIR space station, the International Space Station (ISS), Dream Chaser, and Starlab.
  • These solutions have direct applications to the Starlab space station and complement Voyager Space's portfolio of leading space infrastructure and technology capabilities.
  • "ZIN marks the seventh acquisition by Voyager Space since January 2020, and our largest to date," adds Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Voyager Space.