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Sierra Space signed a new Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to expand collaboration and accelerate LIFE development.
Procurement databases show NASA has obligated about $2,200,000,000 to Northrop Grumman, about $1,100,000,000 to Sierra Space, and about $2,350,000,000 to SpaceX to date for CRS-2 work.
NASA awarded CRS-2 contracts to Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space, and SpaceX in 2016 as successors to the original CRS contracts.
NASA is counting on the introduction of new vehicles, including Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle, Japan’s HTV-X cargo vehicle, and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle.
Sierra Space completed a second sub-scale Ultimate Burst Pressure (UBP) test of its LIFE habitat on 2022-11-15.
Sierra Space completed a first sub-scale UBP test in July that achieved a maximum burst pressure of 192 psi.
The contract between Sierra Space and Maxar will support a constellation of 16 satellites using Maxar’s proliferated low Earth orbit spacecraft platform.
Sierra Space won a space defense contract with Maxar to provide solar power solutions and production capability.
Sierra Space performed the second sub-scale UBP test on 2022-11-15 under NASA’s NextSTEP project for space habitation systems.
The workshop was hosted by experts from NASA and representatives from Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Sierra Space’s science office, led by PhDs in biotechnology and advanced materials, is working with customers to develop products such as oncology drugs and advanced metallic materials.
Sierra Space is developing the Dream Chaser spaceplane for missions to the International Space Station starting in 2023.
Sierra Space and NanoRacks also received Defense Innovation Unit awards in 2020 to study small, uncrewed space stations in low Earth orbit.
IBM’s technology platform for Sierra Space would automate business operations to achieve better performance and automate IT operations to deliver actionable insights.
Sierra Space and IBM signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop next-generation space technology and software platforms across Sierra Space’s range of space vehicles and infrastructure.
IBM’s technology platform for Sierra Space would automate application and data flows to improve client experiences and automate networks to deliver zero-touch operations.
Sierra Space and IBM plan to offer support for ongoing operations and management of Sierra Space’s technologies as part of their collaboration.
Sierra Space and IBM signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on developing next-generation space technology and software platforms across Sierra Space’s space vehicles and infrastructure.
IBM’s technology platform for Sierra Space would facilitate automation of business operations to improve performance and automate IT operations to deliver actionable insights.
IBM’s technology platform for Sierra Space would automate application and data flows to improve client experiences and automate networks to deliver zero-touch operations.