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Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)

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The contract was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium using an agile program management methodology to rapidly develop a prototype that can be transitioned directly into operational use.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralDec 10, 2020Altamira Awarded An $8 Million+ Space Mission Data Processing Award By USSF

The SpEC consortium informed its members on 2020-10-08 that SpaceX had won the weather study contract.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

The Space Enterprise Consortium awarded $309,000,000 in June in contracts to Raytheon Technologies, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, and Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates to develop weather satellite prototypes and payloads.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

The SpEC consortium was created in 2017 to attract commercial space businesses to work with the military.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

Companies selected by the Space Enterprise Consortium to build prototypes have an inside track to production if the Space and Missile Systems Center decides to procure the system in quantities.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumTechnical ProductSep 30, 2020Space Force buyers make recruiting pitch to tech companies

The Space Missile Systems Center’s Space Enterprise consortium awarded contracts totaling $309,000,000 in June to three companies for the Electro Optical/Infrared Weather System (EO/IR EWS) program.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipSep 28, 2020Space Force says it has a plan to fix gaps in weather data

The $44,500,000 Air Force contracts include a one-year AFWERX deal to demonstrate launch technology and an agreement with the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Enterprise Consortium to conduct three demonstrations of an RS1 vehicle variant and deployable ground infrastructure in 2022.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)NoiseAug 3, 2020Small launch startup ABL secures over $90 million in new funding and Air Force contracts

The Space and Missile Systems Center funded the Electro Optical/Infrared Weather Satellite System through the Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumTechnical ProductAug 2, 2020Raytheon designs prototype for Space Force weather satellite

The Space Enterprise Consortium selected L3Harris in 2018 for the $84,000,000 NTS-3 contract.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipJul 31, 2020L3Harris cleared to begin production of Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite

The Space Enterprise Consortium works with about 400 companies in the space industry, many of which are small businesses and startups.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumTechnical ProductMay 14, 2020Pentagon keeping an eye on space industry bankruptcies but no actions planned yet

The Space Acquisition Council directed a survey to go out to space industrial base sectors, including members and non-members of the Space Enterprise Consortium, federally funded research and development centers, and think tanks.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumTechnical ProductApr 28, 2020Space Acquisition Council working to identify industry sectors in ‘immediate distress’

Tetra-1 was the first project awarded in 2018 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2020Millennium Space delivers smallsat for upcoming U.S. Space Force rideshare mission

The Space Enterprise Consortium selected Boeing Phantom Works’ subsidiary Millennium Space Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies to develop Tetra smallsat prototypes for experiments in geosynchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise ConsortiumTechnical ProductApr 21, 2020Millennium Space delivers smallsat for upcoming U.S. Space Force rideshare mission

Space Enterprise Consortium members receive solicitations for bids and one or more winners are selected per project.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralApr 20, 2020Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force

Companies selected by the Space Enterprise Consortium develop prototypes that can transition to production on a short timeline.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralApr 20, 2020Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force

The Space Enterprise Consortium announced the Kobayashi Maru contract award on 2020-04-14.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 20, 2020Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force

The Space Enterprise Consortium was created in 2017 by the Space and Missile Systems Center to attract startups and nontraditional companies to the defense market.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 20, 2020Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force

The Space Enterprise Consortium was created in 2017 to attract space companies to work on military contracts.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Org RelationshipApr 15, 2020Space industry consortium concerned about financial health of small businesses

SpEC has awarded more than $500,000,000 worth of space technology projects to date.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Technical ProductApr 15, 2020Space industry consortium concerned about financial health of small businesses

The 2020-04-15 SpEC email defined 'very small' as 50 or fewer employees and asked members to respond because the data may support COVID-related funding for additional SpEC opportunities.

Mentioned as: Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)Narrative GeneralApr 15, 2020Space industry consortium concerned about financial health of small businesses
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