Report: NASA to Award Space Transportation Contract by Early September
NASA will award a contract or contracts to develop space vehicles for transporting U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station by the end of August or in early September, National Journal...
View ArticleBoeing, SpaceX Win NASA Commercial Space Transportation Contracts
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Elon Musk’s startup firm SpaceX have both won contracts to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA. Charles Bolden, NASA administrator, said...
View ArticleSpaceX to Help NASA Launch Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has been selected to supply services for NASA’s nearly $87 million satellite launch mission set to take place in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The...
View ArticlePhil McAlister: NASA Taps 4 Firms for New Commercial Space Tech Program
NASA has selected four companies to work with the agency to develop and commercialize space technologies over the next five years. ATK‘s (NYSE: ATK) space systems business, Final Frontier Design, Space...
View ArticleSpaceX, Orbital ATK to Transport Supply Cargo to ISS; Stephanie Schierholz...
Space Exploration Technologies and Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) have received contract modifications with undisclosed amounts from NASA to carry supplies to the International Space Station, Spaceflight Now...
View ArticleMatt Desch: Iridium Moves to Secure Next Satellites with Spares, Insurance,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA June 15, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch indicated that the nine spare Iridium Next satellites the company is building will help cut...
View ArticleDiane Hockenberry Expresses Iridium Commitment to SpaceX Rocket
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 2, 2015 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) said it remains committed to using SpaceX to carry its satellites into orbit amid a Falcon 9 explosion upon liftoff at Cape...
View ArticleWSJ: Aerojet Rocketdyne Parent Offers $2B for Boeing-Lockheed Launch JV
The parent company of Aerojet Rocketdyne has offered to acquire the Boeing (NYSE: BA)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joint venture United Launch Alliance for approximately $2 billion in cash, the Wall...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015: ULA Acquisition Talk Bubbles Again,...
Weekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Could GovCon see at least one more blockbuster...
View ArticleWSJ: NASA Space Cargo Transport Competition Down to 4 Bidders
NASA has narrowed the list of bidders in a $14 billion industry competition to support the agency’s cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station, the Wall Street Journal reported...
View ArticleKathryn Hambleton: NASA to Award ISS Cargo Resupply Service Contracts Jan. 30
NASA has rescheduled the awarding of a new series of contracts to transport supplies to and from the International Space Station, Reuters reported Thursday. The agency was previously scheduled to name...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup Nov 16 – Nov 20 2015: A Post-Paris Look at the Global Arms...
Weekly Roundup Nov 16 – Nov 20 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Investors made a sharp turn this week to defense and other...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup Nov 23 – Nov 25 2015: Our 3Q Earnings Scorecard & More
Weekly Roundup Nov 23 – Nov 25 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Third quarter earnings season has come to a conclusion and...
View ArticleUSAF Awards EELV Rocket Engine Development OTAs to SpaceX, Orbital ATK
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a $180.2 million ‘other transaction’ agreement and Space Exploration Technologies a $61.4 million OTA to build alternative propulsion systems for...
View ArticleNASA Selects Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX for Round 2 Space Station...
NASA has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Sierra Nevada and SpaceX a second round of potential multi-billion dollar contracts to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station through 2024 in...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup Jan. 11 – Jan. 15 2016: Air Force, NASA Give Space...
Jan. 11 – Jan. 15 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson America’s space program appears to be the place where government and...
View ArticleAECOM to Build ‘Hyperloop’ Test Track for SpaceX Contest
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2016 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) will design and build the test track for Hyperloop prototypes developed as part of a SpaceX-hosted student competition on the development of the...
View ArticleNASA Books SpaceX for 5 More ISS Cargo Resupply Flights; Cheryl Warner Comments
SpaceX has been awarded five additional flights by NASA to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station under a contract signed in December 2015, Space News reported Wednesday. Peter B....
View ArticleMatt Desch: 1st Iridium NEXT Satellites to Launch in July With SpaceX Rocket
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2016 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has moved back the launch of the first set of Iridium NEXT satellites to July using SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket following...
View ArticleAerojet Rocketdyne, ULA Join Air Force’s EELV Propulsion Tech Development...
Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance have won separate “other transaction” agreements worth a combined $161.9 million to build rocket engine prototypes under the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved...
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