Slingshot Aerospace is a space technology company that provides AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation. As a space situational awareness and space traffic management service provider, Slingshot's platform combines data from various sources to create a holistic view of the space domain. Its key products include Slingshot Beacon, Slingshot Laboratory, and Digital Space Twin, with major partners and customers including the U.S. Space Force, NOAA, and commercial space operators. Associated keywords include space safety, space sustainability, space security, and space domain awareness.
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CMMC Level 2 certification reduces friction to award for Slingshot Aerospace and strengthens its ability to scale AI-enabled capabilities across the defense ecosystem.
Tim Solms is the CEO of Slingshot Aerospace.
Achieving CMMC Level 2 enables Slingshot Aerospace to securely deploy and scale its AI-powered tracking, modeling, and mission-planning capabilities within DoD environments that require enhanced protection of CUI.
With CMMC Level 2 certification in place, Slingshot Aerospace is positioned to accelerate participation in DoD programs that require secure handling of CUI and to support long-duration mission programs where cybersecurity maturity is a condition of sustained award.
Slingshot Aerospace has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2.
Slingshot Aerospace works with the U.S. Space Force, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA to provide a unified operational picture by linking tracking data, advanced AI, and secure data-sharing frameworks.
Kelli Furrer is Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Slingshot Aerospace and has supported NOAA’s TraCSS program and Space Force efforts to detect and respond to GPS interference.
Slingshot Aerospace has observed Luch satellites maneuvering and stationing near geostationary satellites for many months at a time.
Slingshot Aerospace and the French company Aldoria have monitored Luch satellite activities that operate for the Russian Ministry of Defense and the FSB.
Slingshot Aerospace is collaborating with industry space modeling and simulation leaders to ensure interoperability and mission realism for TALOS integration.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $27 million contract to Slingshot Aerospace to modernize scenario training activities.
The contract with Slingshot Aerospace has an 18-month period of performance.
Slingshot Aerospace is building TALOS and supporting infrastructure to integrate with complementary training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities across the Space Force.
TALOS was built using Slingshot Aerospace’s behavior cloning pipeline to learn and replicate real-world spacecraft tactics within an evolving orbital environment.
STARCOM collaborated with Slingshot Aerospace to refine TALOS scenarios and plan for deeper AI integration into future exercises.
Slingshot Aerospace plans to use open APIs and flexible integration paths so TALOS can incorporate new sensors, data systems, and AI capabilities as they come online.
A gravity slingshot uses a planet’s rotation and gravity to add velocity to a spacecraft without burning fuel.
Slingshot Aerospace intends TALOS to serve as a coordinating layer for threat behaviors and scenario logic while allowing the Space Force to plug in new sensors, data systems, and AI tools.
Slingshot Aerospace is positioning TALOS as a core element in a broader ecosystem of training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities for the U.S. Space Force.
Slingshot Aerospace received a $25 million STRATFI contract in 2022 that helped mature its training and simulation technologies.