Latest Story
Rocket Lab launches first mission from U.S. soil
HawkEye 360 satellites launched from NASA Wallops facility in Accomack
After more than a month’s delay, Rocket Lab USA’s first launch from U.S. soil at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County blasted off Tuesday evening. The mission, “Virginia is
More Stories
NASA, Boeing finalize $3.2B Artemis rocket contract
Will manufacture multiple stages of Space Launch System
Published
Arlington-based Boeing Corp. will continue manufacturing the core and upper stages of the Space Launch System rockets for NASA’s Artemis missions that are expected to take astronauts to the moon
LMI acquires national security software company
Will advance space industry presence
Published
Tysons-based consultancy LMI has acquired Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Synaptech, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synaptech creates digital engineering, modeling and simulation software for
Advertisement
Noblis names VP for federal civilian sector
Lisa Gardner previously worked as business development exec
Published
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has named Lisa Gardner as vice president of its federal civilian solutions sector as well as to Noblis’ executive council, according to a news release. Noblis is
Intelsat donates space artifact to Smithsonian
Early Bird launch backup will be in National Air and Space Museum
Published
McLean-based satellite operator Intelsat Corp. has donated the launch backup of the first commercial communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The company donated
NASA vet named president of Leidos’ Dynetics
Scott Cook joined Dynetics in 2009
Published
Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has named Steve Cook as its new Dynetics Group president and Paul Engola
Northrop Grumman promotes next president of space systems sector
Tom Wilson will succeed Blake Larson
Published
Tom Wilson will be promoted to corporate vice president and president of space systems for Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Jan. 1. “Tom’s
Spacelink to add 41 jobs with Fairfax expansion
Satellite company will expand to develop a satellite communications system
Published
McLean-based satellite telecommunications company SpaceLink Corp. will create 41 jobs by expanding in Fairfax County, allowing it to develop a satellite communications system that will provide data relay services, Gov.
Northrop Grumman lands $935M contract to build crew quarters for lunar space station
Falls Church contractor working on Artemis mission to return astronauts to moon
Published
Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a $935 million contract from NASA to build the crew quarters for a space station in lunar orbit
Leidos’ Dynetics scores $90M NASA contract
Dynetics will produce air monitoring system for first lunar landing mission since 1972
Published
Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has received a potential $90 million contract from NASA to produce a laser air monitoring