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U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60,400,000 contract on 2021-03-12 to develop a data processing system for satellites to operate autonomously.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 15, 2021Colorado based SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA selected SEAKR Engineering in 2019 to develop the artificial brain of the Blackjack satellite network.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 15, 2021Colorado based SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA began the Blackjack program in 2018 to demonstrate the use of small satellites in low Earth orbit to provide services including communications, missile warning, and navigation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralMar 15, 2021Colorado based SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA selected SEAKR Engineering in 2019 to develop the artificial brain of the Blackjack satellite network.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA began the Blackjack program in 2018 to demonstrate the use of small satellites in low Earth orbit to provide communications, missile warning, and navigation services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA plans to launch an on-orbit technology demonstration of Pit Boss in 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

The new DARPA contract with SEAKR Engineering is for work to be completed by March 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60,400,000 contract on 2021-03-12 to develop a data processing system for satellites to operate autonomously.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

DARPA has ordered 10 satellite buses for Blackjack from Blue Canyon Technologies.

Mentioned as: darpaTechnical ProductMar 12, 2021SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations

The commercially augmented space inter-networked operations program, CASINO, run by Lt. Col. Tim Trimailo, was created to support DARPA’s Blackjack program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralMar 8, 2021Space Force planning for a future of smaller, cheaper satellites

David Whelan previously worked at Boeing and DARPA before serving as chief scientist of Cubic Corporation.

Mentioned as: DARPAOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2021Whitesides steps down from Virgin Galactic

The Space Development Agency is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on optical inter-satellite link technology and has issued solicitations seeking information from companies on the state of the technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipMar 1, 2021Space Development Agency experiment to fly on Northrop Grumman’s capsule to space station

Blue Canyon is developing a custom bus design for DARPA based on its 150-kilogram X-SAT commercial bus.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductFeb 24, 2021DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program

DARPA exercised an option to buy six additional satellites in addition to four the agency ordered in June under a $14,100,000 contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipFeb 24, 2021DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program

DARPA plans to start deploying a Blackjack constellation by late 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipFeb 24, 2021DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program

Blue Canyon Technologies received a contract option worth $26,500,000 to produce six satellites for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipFeb 24, 2021DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program

DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Development Agency produced a holiday card featuring pictures of the Mandrake 2 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralFeb 11, 2021DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments

DARPA and the Space Development Agency are building mesh networks in low-Earth orbit and have interest in optical inter-satellite link capabilities.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Thales Alenia selected to build Telesat’s broadband constellation

DARPA seeks system designs that are so mass-efficient they can only be built off Earth and that include features enabling them to withstand maneuvers, eclipses, damage, and thermal cycles typical of space and lunar environments.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductFeb 7, 2021DARPA to survey private sector capabilities to build factories on the moon

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched a project called Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design on 2021-02-05.

Mentioned as: the defense advanced research projects agencyTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2021DARPA to survey private sector capabilities to build factories on the moon
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