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NASA Invites Public to Send Names Aboard Artemis Robotic Moon Rover

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency's first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency's first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.
  • As part of the "Send Your Name with VIPER" campaign, NASA will accept names received before 11:59 p.m. EST, March 15.
  • Once collected, the agency will take the names and attach them to the rover.
  • In addition to managing the mission, NASA Ames leads the mission's science, systems engineering, real-time rover surface operations, and flight software.

Lockheed Martin on Blue Origin's National Team Selected to Develop Human Lunar Lander

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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DENVER, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is on the team that has won a contract from NASA to develop and demonstrate a human landing system for the Artemis program under the agency's Human Landing System program. The goal of the program is to rapidly develop a sustainable human lunar lander and perform a crewed demonstration flight to the lunar surface for Artemis V.

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  • DENVER, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is on the team that has won a contract from NASA to develop and demonstrate a human landing system for the Artemis program under the agency's Human Landing System program.
  • The goal of the program is to rapidly develop a sustainable human lunar lander and perform a crewed demonstration flight to the lunar surface for Artemis V.
    Led by Blue Origin , the National Team that will develop and build the lander also includes Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic and Honeybee Robotics.
  • Lockheed Martin is excited to be part of Blue Origin's National team and we are looking forward to building humanity's first Cislunar Transporter," said Kirk Shireman, vice president of Lunar Exploration Campaigns at Lockheed Martin Space.
  • Additionally, Lockheed Martin and National Team partners are drawing on their extensive supplier base, engaging strategic small and mid-sized businesses across the country in the development of the landing system.

NASA Selects Blue Origin for Astronaut Mission to the Moon

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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NASA has awarded a NextSTEP-2 Appendix P Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract to Blue Origin.

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  • NASA has awarded a NextSTEP-2 Appendix P Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract to Blue Origin.
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    A rendering of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander that will return astronauts to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
  • Blue Origin’s architecture also prepares for that future day when lunar ice can be used to manufacture LOX and LH2 propellants on the Moon.
  • Blue Origin and its partners are already at work and are excited to be on this journey with NASA.

Ocutrx Acquires 25 Year FDA & Hi-Reliability Manufacturing Company to Advance Capabilities for Medical Devices

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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With this acquisition, the consolidated Oxutrx_Spectrum company now has seven (7) process lines, including ISO Optics Lab capabilities, serving medical, commercial and government entities.

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  • With this acquisition, the consolidated Oxutrx_Spectrum company now has seven (7) process lines, including ISO Optics Lab capabilities, serving medical, commercial and government entities.
  • Spectrum also provides microelectronics, wiring and harnessing, and assembly for many Fortune 500 DOD and aerospace contractors.
  • The mid-cap acquisition will fuel Ocutrx’s efforts to repatriate its supply chain and leverage Spectrum’s infrastructure to produce innovative devices, like the OcuLenzTM AR/XR medical headsets, in compliance with FDA standards on U.S. soil.
  • With the Spectrum acquisition, Ocutrx intends to expand its products’ applications within and beyond the medical field furthering AR integrations globally.

NASA Awards Contract for Mars Sample Return Systems

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Honeybee Robotics LLC of Longmont, Colorado, for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Capture, Containment, and Retrieval System (CCRS), Earth Entry System (EES), and Spin Eject Mechanism (SEM).

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Honeybee Robotics LLC of Longmont, Colorado, for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Capture, Containment, and Retrieval System (CCRS), Earth Entry System (EES), and Spin Eject Mechanism (SEM).
  • The total value of this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $17,686,341.
  • The SEM is being procured as a component of the EES, which is part of the Mars Sample Return CCRS.
  • For information about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, visit:
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Global and Regional Space Power Supply Market Analysis and Forecast Report 2021-2032 - Increasing Demand for Mass Production of Space Power Solutions - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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The "Space Power Supply Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Application and Product - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Space Power Supply Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Application and Product - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Based on applications, the global space power supply market is expected to be dominated by the satellites segment.
  • Based on products, the global space power supply market is expected to be dominated by the solar panel segment.
  • The top segment players leading the market include established players providing space power supply solutions and constitute 70% of the presence in the market.

Cawood Scientific Group Joins Ensign-Bickford Industries

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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DENVER, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (EBI) today announced it has successfully closed on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific Limited (Cawood), headquartered in Bracknell, UK.

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  • DENVER, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (EBI) today announced it has successfully closed on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific Limited (Cawood), headquartered in Bracknell, UK.
  • Cawood Scientific is the UKs leading independent scientific group, with laboratories throughout the UK, EU, and US serving the agriculture, food, and environmental sectors.
  • Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) is a 185-year-old privately held corporation with diversified businesses in aerospace & defense, molecular diagnostics, and pet food palatability markets.
  • EBI is headquartered in Denver, CO. For more information, visit http://www.ensign-bickfordind.com/
    Cawood Scientific Limited (Cawood), is the UKs leading independent scientific group, with offices in the US, Spain, Czech Republic, and Republic of Ireland.

Honeybee Robotics and mPower Technology Chosen to Design Lunar Charging Station for NASA

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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These solar charging stations would be dropped off by lunar rovers and would deploy large solar arrays to supply sustainable power.

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  • These solar charging stations would be dropped off by lunar rovers and would deploy large solar arrays to supply sustainable power.
  • Two uniquely innovative companies, Honeybee Robotics of Altadena, California, and mPower Technology of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have teamed and will be awarded one of these NASA development contracts.
  • mPower is an industry leader in the design and fabrication of lightweight, flexible, resilient space-qualified photovoltaics, called DragonSCALES .
  • One of the key technologies incorporated in the LAMPS system is DragonSCALES, a solar module solution, developed by mPower Technology.

Marotta Controls Developing Two Distinct Valves for Honeybee Robotics’ Pneumatic Sampler

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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Marotta Controls , a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier based in New Jersey, today announced that it will be supplying critical system valves to Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation .

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  • Marotta Controls , a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier based in New Jersey, today announced that it will be supplying critical system valves to Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201215005211/en/
    Marotta Controls to supply custom solenoid valves and fill & drain valves to Honeybee Robotics for upcoming JAXA MMX Martian Moons eXploration mission.
  • Honeybees Pneumatic Sampler is designed to collect regolith samples from the surface of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons.
  • Since 1983, Honeybee Robotics has completed more than 350 advanced projects for NASA, the US Department of Defense, academia, and industry.