CCSDS Mission Operations

Blue Canyon Technologies Expands Into GEO With Its First CubeSat

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Blue Canyon provided the 12U CubeSat bus, avionics, flight software, Guidance Navigation and Control actuators and sensors, batteries, solar panels, solar array drives, two propulsion systems, and RF communication hardware.

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  • Blue Canyon provided the 12U CubeSat bus, avionics, flight software, Guidance Navigation and Control actuators and sensors, batteries, solar panels, solar array drives, two propulsion systems, and RF communication hardware.
  • At the companys manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colorado, Blue Canyon recently converted the available office space to house its full CubeSat product line.
  • Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, offers a diverse portfolio of innovative, reliable and affordable spacecraft that enable a broad range of missions and technological advancements.
  • For the latest news on Blue Canyon Technologies and for other company information, please visit www.bluecanyontech.com .

Xplore reaches agreement to acquire Major Tom® cloud-based mission operation software and Kubos flight software

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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REDMOND, Wash., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service®, today announced it has acquired the assets of Kubos Corporation and its Major Tom® mission and flight control software platform for satellites. Major Tom enables mission operations for more than a dozen satellites currently on orbit for commercial and government customers. In a seamless transition to Xplore, key Kubos employees joined the Xplore team and will expand Xplore's offerings to include cloud-based mission operation software.

Key Points: 
  • Major Tom enables mission operations for more than a dozen satellites currently on orbit for commercial and government customers.
  • In a seamless transition to Xplore, key Kubos employees joined the Xplore team and will expand Xplore's offerings to include cloud-based mission operation software.
  • Major Tom is a scalable platform with powerful satellite mission operations and planning tools.
  • Kubos and Major Tom fit Xplore's mission to provide customers with low cost, high capability solutions.

Sceye Tests Automated Ascent and Reaches the Stratosphere Again

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Saturday, March 12, 2022
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Sceye, a material science company and manufacturer of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), announced today that it reached the stratosphere again; this time using a new automated ascent software.

Key Points: 
  • Sceye, a material science company and manufacturer of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), announced today that it reached the stratosphere again; this time using a new automated ascent software.
  • Todays launch tested a newly developed software capability that increases the reliability of the HAPS during its most critical phases of flightthe launch and ascent.
  • With every successful test flight were getting closer to providing broadband and earth observation from the stratosphere, said Sceye CEO and Founder, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen.
  • Sceye is a material science company founded in 2014 to unleash the possibilities in the stratosphere by uplifting and connecting all people, and protecting our planet.

LaunchTech provides scholarships for twelve underrepresented girls from Western New York and North and Central Alabama to attend Space Camp

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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"Buffalo, NY was the birthplace of LaunchTech, and in 2021 we opened a new location in Rocket City--Huntsville, Alabama. I wanted to bridge the gap and continue our support of STEM initiatives. With Service being one of our company's core values, we couldn't think of a better way to empower our future engineers, astronauts, and technologists," said Venus Quates, President, and CEO of LaunchTech.

Key Points: 
  • Launching Scholars is an initiative that stands to provide access to opportunities and scholarships for girls 15-18 who are interested in Technology, Aviation, and Aerospace.
  • With a deadline of January 26, 2022, the flagship scholarship will provide twelve girls from Western, NY, and North and Central Alabama with the opportunity to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.
  • For those traveling from Western New York, the initiative will also cover airfare and accommodations for the Scholar and one parent or guardian.
  • "Buffalo, NY was the birthplace of LaunchTech, and in 2021 we opened a new location in Rocket City--Huntsville, Alabama.

Blue Canyon Technologies Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Raytheon Intelligence & Space

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
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Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, celebrates its first anniversary with Raytheon Intelligence & Space, one of the four RTX businesses, which specializes in developing advanced sensors, cyber and software solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, celebrates its first anniversary with Raytheon Intelligence & Space, one of the four RTX businesses, which specializes in developing advanced sensors, cyber and software solutions.
  • Coupled with our existing capabilities, Blue Canyon Technologies allows us to provide end-to-end space mission solutions to our customers, said Paul Meyer, vice president, Space & C2 Systems, Raytheon Intelligence & Space.
  • Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivers the disruptive technologies our customers need to succeed in any domain, against any challenge.
  • Raytheon Intelligence & Space is one of four businesses that form Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

LinQuest Wins Prime Contractor Positions on Multi-Billion-Dollar FEDSIM ASTRO Contract

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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LinQuest Corporation , a leader in space systems technology and electronic warfare solutions for U.S. defense and intelligence communities, has won prime positions on the General Services Administration (GSA) multiple-award ASTRO indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Department of Defense (DoD) clients.

Key Points: 
  • LinQuest Corporation , a leader in space systems technology and electronic warfare solutions for U.S. defense and intelligence communities, has won prime positions on the General Services Administration (GSA) multiple-award ASTRO indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Department of Defense (DoD) clients.
  • With a broad scope of DoD applications, a ten-year ordering period, and no ceiling value, ASTRO has a potential value in the multiple billions.
  • This new contract is administered through GSAs Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) and focuses on providing technology, products, solutions, and capabilities to the DoD across land, sea, air, and space.
  • "Winning all six of these competitive ASTRO pools is a testament to LinQuest's exceptional performance as a prime contractor on large, critical DoD programs, said Dr. Ellen Wesel, Business Development Director at LinQuest and ASTRO Program Manager.

York Space Systems Fast-Tracks New Commercial Production Facility and Announces Expansion of Dedicated Government Customer Capabilities

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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DENVER, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace company specializing in manufacturing spacecraft platforms and delivering complete space mission solutions, today announced that it has successfully accelerated its commercial production facility with a new initial production capability in the Denver Tech Center.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace company specializing in manufacturing spacecraft platforms and delivering complete space mission solutions, today announced that it has successfully accelerated its commercial production facility with a new initial production capability in the Denver Tech Center.
  • In May, York announced the company would be expanding its Manufacturing Technology Center in downtown Denver by adding a new, mega manufacturing facility.
  • York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability and is leading the industry in transforming and enabling next-generation space mission operations worldwide.
  • York specializes in rapid production of complete mission-ready spacecraft platforms leveraging commercial development applied to numerous government and commercial missions.

Satellogic Uses AWS Ground Station to Scale Services and Deliver Insights to Customers Faster

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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The company is leveraging AWS Ground Station to quickly and cost-efficiently scale their satellite data acquisition processes and then deliver data directly to AWS for processing and analysis so that customers can make decisions faster.

Key Points: 
  • The company is leveraging AWS Ground Station to quickly and cost-efficiently scale their satellite data acquisition processes and then deliver data directly to AWS for processing and analysis so that customers can make decisions faster.
  • AWS Ground Station allows customers to cost-effectively control satellite operations, ingest satellite data, and integrate the data with applications and other cloud services running in AWS.
  • The AWS Ground Station global network of satellite ground station systems help customers manage their satellite communications without having to build or manage their own ground-station infrastructure.
  • Satellogic is able to schedule satellite contacts with AWS Ground Station locations around the world and take advantage of Amazons low-latency, high-bandwidth global network to deliver data and make mission-critical decisions faster, said Jim Caggy, General Manager, AWS Ground Station.

NASA Marshall Leaders Virtually Present Industry, Advocate Awards for FY2021

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Friday, October 1, 2021
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center inHuntsville, Alabama, virtually presented its Industry & Advocate Awards for fiscal year 2021 onWednesday, Sept. 30.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center inHuntsville, Alabama, virtually presented its Industry & Advocate Awards for fiscal year 2021 onWednesday, Sept. 30.
  • The awards reflect leadership in the aerospace business community and sustained achievement in service toMarshalland to NASA's overarching mission.
  • Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. was named Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for support of the Marshall Small Business Subcontracting Program under the Mission Operations and Integration Contract.
  • Clyde S. (Chip) Jones was named Small Business Technical Advisor of the Year for exemplary support of the Marshall Small Business Program in his role as Marshall Small Business Technical Advisor.

Amentum Named Awardee in Multiple Pools on ASTRO IDIQ

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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The ASTRO IDIQ consists of a family of separate, individual, multiple-award IDIQ contracts, or pools, under the master contract umbrella.

Key Points: 
  • The ASTRO IDIQ consists of a family of separate, individual, multiple-award IDIQ contracts, or pools, under the master contract umbrella.
  • Amentum has won a seat on nine of the ASTRO pools, including Data Operations, Mission Operations, Aviation, Ground, Space, Maritime, Development and Systems Integration, Support, and Training.
  • We are very excited for the multiple opportunities to support our Department of Defense and other federal agency customers under the ASTRO IDIQ, said John Vollmer, Amentums CEO.
  • The ASTRO IDIQ represents a tremendous opportunity to enhance Amentums growth, said Ron Hahn, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth.