Spectrum Astro has just been awarded a Phase II contract for its Optimal Orbit Transfer Analysis for Advanced Space Systems project under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.
The contract provides for a two-year period of performance and funding for the development of prototype software capable of analysing a variety of advanced space mission concepts.
Source: Flight Daily News
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
