Emergent Space Technologies is an aerospace technology company specializing in mission software and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) solutions for multi-spacecraft missions. They offer flight and ground software products and have provided advanced technology to U.S. defense agencies, the Intelligence Community, and NASA for over two decades. Core competencies include systems engineering, modeling and simulation, and software architecture. In June 2023, Emergent Space Technologies was acquired by York Space Systems.
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Lockheed Martin received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract in November 2023 for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear project.
Firefly Aerospace commissioned a dedicated emergent-work facility named Gloworks at the Cedar Park campus.
The FCC unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at its March meeting seeking public comment on additional spectrum for command and control of spacecraft supporting emergent space operations.
The FCC unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at its March meeting to seek comments on a proposal to make additional spectrum available for command and control of spacecraft supporting emergent space operations.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 31, 2026 to expand spectrum access for emergent space operations.
The FCC’s NPRM seeks to clarify and expand its traditional regulatory classifications so emergent space operations have more predictable spectrum access.
The FCC defines emergent space operations to include orbital laboratories, satellite repair missions, and private habitable spacecraft.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr shared a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with fellow commissioners on spectrum for emergent space operations.
The FCC could open a formal proceeding on spectrum access for emergent space operations if the draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking clears a full Commission vote at the agency’s March monthly meeting.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a plan to provide spectrum abundance for emergent space operations such as orbital laboratories, satellite repairs, and private inhabitable spacecraft.
The FCC’s planned proceeding would explore clarifying its rules so emergent space operations have reliable access to spectrum for telemetry, tracking, and command.
The FCC’s planned proceeding would seek to identify new spectrum bands that meet the safety and operational needs of emergent space activities.
The draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would clarify and expand the FCC’s traditional regulatory classifications to give emergent operations more predictable spectrum access.
If adopted by a full Commission vote in March, the FCC will open a formal proceeding to address spectrum needs of emergent space technologies.
SSC Space Safari partnered with SpaceWERX to assist in the technical and commercial evaluation of True Anomaly and to support an emergent SBIR selection by Space Force leadership.
The Emergent Need Small Business Innovation Research award for VICTUS HAZE will fund $30,000,000 of a total $60,000,000 effort with True Anomaly leveraging $30,000,000 of private capital.
Lockheed Martin was awarded $33,700,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High Power program to mature high-power nuclear electric power and propulsion technologies and spacecraft design.
The Space Development Agency awarded a $324,500,000 contract to a team led by General Dynamics Mission Systems, alongside Iridium Communications, KSAT, Emergent, and Raytheon Technologies, to build and operate its ground control centers.
York Space Systems' acquisition of Emergent Space Technologies provides York with technology and resources to deliver end-to-end mission solutions on time and at fixed prices.
York Space Systems completed the acquisition of Emergent Space Technologies, Inc. on 2023-06-07.