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Masten Space Systems

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Masten Space Systems, acquired by Astrobotic in 2022, began developing the suborbital Xogdor vehicle in 2021.

Mentioned as: masten space systemsTechnical ProductApr 17, 2024Astrobotic eyes military customers for reusable Xogdor suborbital rocket

Masten Space Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2022, affecting NASA’s CLPS program.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2023Commercial lunar landers prepare for liftoff

Masten Space Systems’ founding reached its twentieth anniversary during the Xodiac campaign and Masten achieved over 600 successful VTVL flights during its history.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsTechnical ProductOct 11, 2023Xodiac flies 1st Astrobotic customer campaign

Astrobotic acquired Masten Space Systems’ assets in September 2022 for $4,500,000.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2023Astrobotic resumes flights of Xodiac suborbital vehicle

Astrobotic acquired Masten Space Systems in September 2023.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2023Xodiac Flies First Astrobotic Customer Campaign

A CLPS task order awarded to Masten Space Systems in 2020 has an uncertain status after Masten filed for bankruptcy and had most of its assets acquired by Astrobotic.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2023Firefly wins second NASA CLPS mission

Masten Space Systems developed vertical takeoff and landing rockets and won more than $1,000,000 in 2009 in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

Masten Space Systems won a CLPS task order in April 2020 for the XL-1 lander to fly a mission to the lunar south polar region called Masten Mission One (MM1).

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2022Lander companies prepare to shoot for the moon

Astrobotic finalized the acquisition of the assets of Masten Space Systems for $4,500,000 in a bankruptcy auction earlier in the month and confirmed the deal on 2022-09-13.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative FinancialSep 19, 2022Astrobotic announces plans for lunar power service

Astrobotic acquired Masten Space Systems on 2022-09-13.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2022Astrobotic Acquires Masten Space Systems

A federal bankruptcy court in Delaware approved on 2022-09-08 the results of an auction in which Astrobotic submitted a high bid of $4,500,000 for substantially all the assets of Masten Space Systems.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2022Court approves sale of Masten assets to Astrobotic

At the auction, Impulse Space offered $750,000 for equipment located at Masten Space Systems’ Mojave, California headquarters.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2022Court approves sale of Masten assets to Astrobotic

Masten Space Systems had a contract with NASA’s Flight Opportunities program to offer its vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles for researchers, including NASA, which used them to test technologies for the Mars 2020 lander.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipJul 29, 2022Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy

NASA issued Masten Space Systems a CLPS award originally valued at $75,900,000 in April 2020 to deliver a suite of experiments using the XL-1 lander.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipJul 29, 2022Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy

NASA revised the value of the award to Masten Space Systems to $81,300,000 and had paid Masten $66,100,000 to date.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipJul 29, 2022Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy

Masten Space Systems has estimated assets between $10,000,000 and $50,000,000 and estimated liabilities between $10,000,000 and $50,000,000.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsTechnical ProductJul 29, 2022Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy

Masten Space Systems owes SpaceX $4,600,000 according to the Chapter 11 filing.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative FinancialJul 29, 2022Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy

Armadillo Aerospace and Masten Space Systems won prizes in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in 2009.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2022X Prize Foundation studying active debris removal competition

Masten Space Systems expects a 20 to 30 percent increase in code reuse by using Ada, SPARK, and AdaCore’s products and support.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative PlanSep 22, 2021Masten Space Systems partners with AdaCore to land on the Moon’s South Pole

NASA awarded Masten Space Systems a $75,900,000 contract in April 2020 under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to transport scientific research payloads to the lunar South Pole.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 22, 2021Masten Space Systems partners with AdaCore to land on the Moon’s South Pole
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