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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

US
academic
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Southwest Research Institute will support the launch and provide ground support at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

The Southwest Research Institute will lead development of the JEDI instrument under a $45,000,000 NASA contract.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipMay 23, 2024Airbus to build ESA space science satellite

Southwest Research Institute’s 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility was created to rapidly respond to customers needing to design, assemble, and test spacecraft, particularly small satellites.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Southwest Research Institute will build, integrate, and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Over the next 16 months, Southwest Research Institute will construct the APS-R host vehicle in its new 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteTechnical ProductApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

Southwest Research Institute will deliver the launch-ready APS-R by 2026.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2024SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program

After the host spacecraft bus is complete, Southwest Research Institute will integrate the Astroscale-supplied payload and perform system-level environmental testing.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteTechnical ProductApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Southwest Research Institute will deliver the launch-ready APS-R by 2026.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Southwest Research Institute will construct the APS-R host vehicle over the next 16 months in its new 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteTechnical ProductApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Southwest Research Institute will build, integrate, and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipApr 4, 2024SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program

Southwest Research Institute Communications contact Deb Schmid can be reached at +1 210 522 2254 and at 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2024SwRI scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time

Alan Stern acknowledges the contributions of his parents, teachers, astronauts, NASA, the Southwest Research Institute, and the commercial spaceflight industry to his first spaceflight.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2023My suborbital life, part 10: Looking Up, WAY Up

Alan Stern is a planetary scientist and aerospace executive at the Southwest Research Institute.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2023My suborbital life, part 10: Looking Up, WAY Up

Stern had six mandatory objectives required by the Southwest Research Institute for mission success.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralNov 4, 2023My suborbital life, part 8: Welcome to space!

Galactic 05 supported space-based research for the Southwest Research Institute and the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteTechnical ProductNov 3, 2023Virgin Galactic’s sixth successful mission in six months with a suborbital lab

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is sponsoring Alan Stern's flight as a research and space training exercise.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralOct 31, 2023My suborbital life, part 5: Hi Five!

Alan Stern works for the Southwest Research Institute.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2023My suborbital life, part 3: The suborbital revolution is here

Southwest Research Institute won a $55,000,000 contract to supply the QuickSounder weather satellite.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipOct 26, 2023Research Institute wins $55 million Contract for QuickSounder Weather Satellite

The first flight, known as Galactic 05, is funded entirely by Alan Stern's employer, the Southwest Research Institute, under an Internal Research and Development grant.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2023My suborbital life, part 1: Childhood’s end, perseverance pays

Alan Stern is undertaking his first spaceflight on a training and risk reduction mission funded by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2023My suborbital life, part 2: Objectives, timeline, training
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