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Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)

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The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) was created in 2017 through the Air Force Space Systems Command to bridge the gap between military buyers and commercial space startups and small businesses through Other Transaction Authorities.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipJun 11, 2023The Space Enterprise Consortium being used by L3Harris for the Missile Track Custody program + also awarded a million$$ contract

The KD-5100+ is manufactured to Mil-PRF-38534 Class H using MIL-SPEC components throughout the electronics.

Mentioned as: specNarrative GeneralMay 30, 2023Kaman debuts their KD-5100+ differential measurement system

The Department of Defense and the U.S. Space Force have created an ecosystem of organizations that fund research and prototyping projects, including the Defense Innovation Unit, SpaceWERX, AFWERX, and the Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralApr 19, 2023Aerospace CEO: More startups seek DoD work amid cash crunch

Millennium delivered the Tetra-1 satellite to Space Systems Command 13 months after winning the award through the SSC Space Enterprise Consortium’s other transaction authority.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 13, 2023Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 begins mission operations

The Oracle project was awarded through the Air Force Research Laboratory utilizing the Space Enterprise Consortium OTA vehicle managed by NSTXL.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2023Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program

The Oracle project was awarded through the Air Force Research Laboratory using the Space Enterprise Consortium OTA vehicle managed by NSTXL.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2023General Atomics receives Advanced Space contract for AFRL cislunar spacecraft

The award to Advanced Space was made through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) managed by the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) using Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) authority.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipNov 25, 2022Advanced Space Receives Contract from AFRL to Deliver Oracle Spacecraft Program

Tetra-1 was the first prototype awarded under Space Systems Command’s other transaction authority called the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC).

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipNov 2, 2022U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command launches experimental satellite Tetra-1

SCOUT was awarded a $44,500,000 contract for the Tetra-5 mission through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) in collaboration with Hera Systems and Booz Allen Hamilton and led by Orion Space Solutions.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipAug 28, 2022SCOUT wins two STTR awards from U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX

The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) works with a consortium of companies to fund space-related prototypes under other transaction authority agreements that do not fall under extensive federal acquisition regulations.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralMay 24, 2022Space Systems Command refines front-door concept

The DEEP prototype contract was awarded on 2021-09-30 through the Space Enterprise Consortium other transaction authority vehicle managed by the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL).

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 20, 2022Satellite Data From Spire Global To ID RF +GPS Interferences For Military Applications

The Tetra-5 experiment is a $50,000,000 program run by the Space Force’s Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 13, 2022Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit

The Space Enterprise Consortium plans to select a prime contractor to develop three satellites named Tetra-5A, Tetra-5B, and Tetra-5C.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative PlanApr 13, 2022Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit

The Space Systems Command’s Space Enterprise Consortium awarded a $2,000,000 contract to Slingshot Aerospace in September to prototype an analytics tool that ingests data from low Earth orbit satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipMar 25, 2022Space Force using Spire data to detect satellite jamming

The DEEP prototype contract was awarded on 2021-09-30 through the Space Enterprise Consortium OTA vehicle managed by NSTXL.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipMar 24, 2022RF + GPS Telemetry Data From Spire Global To Support Slingshot Aerospace + The USSF / SSC DEEP Contract

The DEEP prototype contract was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) OTA vehicle managed by NSTXL.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipMar 24, 2022Identifying Radio Frequency (RF) and GPS Interferences for Military Applications with Satellite Data from Spire Global

The Air Force created the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) in 2017 to attract commercial space startups and small businesses.

Mentioned as: specNarrative GeneralMar 14, 2022DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?

Space Systems Command’s Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) awarded the contract on 2022-02-22 for the project known as Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC).

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipFeb 23, 2022Northrop Grumman wins $341 million Space Force contract to develop a deep-space tracking radar

The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), run by the U.S. Space Systems Command, selected SciTec and two other companies to develop applications to process infrared sensor data from Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2022SciTec gets $5 million Space Force contract to process data from missile-warning satellites

The Space Enterprise Consortium launched the competitive opportunity for the contract in June 2021.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralJan 6, 2022Space Force to use navigation data from LEO constellations to detect electronic interference
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