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SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) is a UK program managed by the University of Leicester. It supports the growth of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) by providing them access to expertise and facilities at top UK space universities. SPRINT helps businesses develop new products and services through the commercial exploitation of space data and technologies. It partners with universities, industry, government agencies, and the investment community, receiving funding from Research England and the UK Space Agency.

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The team’s approach aims to set the SPRINT program on the path to successful flight and demonstrate capabilities for air mobility and Special Operations Forces (SOF) missions.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.5May 21, 2024Aurora’s latest X-Plane design speeds ahead

The aircraft is being developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT).

PlanGeneralValue 3.6May 21, 2024Aurora’s latest X-Plane design speeds ahead

The SPRINT program aims to design, build, and fly an X-plane to demonstrate technologies and concepts that enable a combination of aircraft speed and runway independence.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5May 21, 2024Aurora’s latest X-Plane design speeds ahead

Benchmark Space Systems received a two-year, $2,810,000 AFRL SPRINT award to develop and test flight-optimized thrusters running on ASCENT fuel.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 5.0Aug 31, 2023Benchmark Awarded Second Contract by AFRL to Test New Thrusters on Non-Toxic Fuel

Benchmark Space Systems received a two-year, $2,810,000 Air Force Research Laboratory SPRINT award to further develop and test flight-optimized thrusters running on ASCENT fuel.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 5.0Aug 30, 2023Benchmark Space Systems wins 2nd AFRL contract for new thrusters testing

Benchmark Space Systems received a two-year, $2,810,000 AFRL SPRINT award to further develop and test flight-optimized thrusters running on ASCENT fuel.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 29, 2023Press Release: Benchmark Space Systems Wins Second Air Force Research Lab Contract to Test New Thrusters on Non-Toxic ASCENT Fuel

The first phase of the SCOUT exercises will begin in mid-2022 and will be spread over a few months as a cycle of rapid sprint discovery events leading to a Phase 2 main experimentation event.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Jun 16, 2022Kleos’ fourth cluster manifest to launch on the next SpaceX Transporter Mission

The first phase of the SCOUT exercises will begin mid-2022 and will run over a period of 3–6 months as a cycle of rapid sprint discovery events leading to a Phase 2 main experimentation event.

PlanValue 3.2Jun 14, 2022Kleos’ fourth cluster manifest to launch on the next SpaceX transporter mission

The first SPRINT reflectors will equip Inmarsat, Optus, Intelsat, and SKY Perfect JSAT satellites produced by Airbus.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 19, 2021ArianeGroup’s New Generation SPRINT Antenna Reflectors For Airbus

T-Mobile extracted high performance from the 2.5 gigahertz spectrum that it acquired with Sprint.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 2.9Jan 15, 2021FCC C-band auction raised nearly $81 billion so far

SPRINT provides businesses in the UK with funded access to universities with space expertise and facilities.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Oct 14, 2020Cyient ties up with UK entity for geospatial solutions

The SPRINT programme provides small businesses with funded access to expertise from the UK’s top space universities to support development of new space-enabled products and services.

GeneralLegalValue 2.0Sep 30, 2019Astroscale and University of Southampton Jointly Advance Business Case for Active Debris Removal Services

The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division approved the Sprint–T-Mobile merger conditional on divesting some prepaid mobile business to Dish Network.

LegalRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 16, 2019Satellite C-band is worth billions, but how many?
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