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

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Redwire Corporation landed a $44 million Phase 2 contract from DARPA to manufacture and deliver a VLEO satellite with air breathing electric propulsion technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipNov 20, 2025Redwire Wins $44M DARPA Contract for VLEO Demo

DARPA awarded a $6.7 million contract to Colorado-based Electric Propulsion Laboratory in 2024 to supply the propulsion system for the demonstration mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipNov 20, 2025Redwire Wins $44M DARPA Contract for VLEO Demo

Star Catcher surpassed previously established wireless power transmission benchmarks set by DARPA earlier in the year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 19, 2025Star Catcher achieves milestone for wireless energy delivery to Moon missions

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Redwire a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance an air-breathing spacecraft in the Otter Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission.

Mentioned as: darpaTechnical ProductNov 19, 2025Latest News

DARPA's legacy includes creating systems like GPS and ARPANET that became global infrastructure.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

The deliverable from DARPA's lunar architecture initiative would be a reference model for operators to adopt.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

Defining standards for regolith processing and exchange would leverage DARPA's strengths in interoperability and pre-commercial R&D.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

DARPA announced new programs focused on lunar logistics and autonomy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

DARPA could prototype an Interplanetary Industrial Protocol (IIP) to link lunar assets into a single economic fabric.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

DARPA's strength lies in building architectures that enable hardware cooperation rather than just constructing hardware.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2025DARPA’s real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

ExoTerra's Halo thruster technology is proven aboard DARPA Blackjack ACES spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 5, 2025Voyager acquires ExoTerra

The demonstration by Star Catcher surpassed the previous benchmark set by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralNov 5, 2025Optical Power Beaming Demonstration Conducted at Kennedy Space Center

ExoTerra's Halo thruster has demonstrated performance aboard DARPA's Blackjack ACES spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 29, 2025Voyager completes ExoTerra acquisition advancing US space propulsion systems

The Halo Hall-effect thrusters developed by ExoTerra were successfully demonstrated in 2023 aboard the DARPA Blackjack ACES spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 28, 2025Latest News

Halo thrusters have been tested through a DARPA program on the Blackjack Aces craft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 28, 2025Voyager Acquires ExoTerra for Electric Propulsion Tech

Space Development Corporation has achieved 'Awardable' status through the DARPA Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) Marketplace.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2025ABOVE rockets into DARPA’s ERIS Elite—Unlocking next-generation space defense innovations

ABOVE's video, 'Scalable Large Aperture Antennas for High Power Space Applications', is accessible only by government customers on the DARPA ERIS Marketplace.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2025ABOVE rockets into DARPA’s ERIS Elite—Unlocking next-generation space defense innovations

Momentus is helping shape the future of orbital innovation through its ongoing work with NASA, DARPA, SpaceWERX, and the Air Force Research Labs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2025Momentus Expands NASA Partnership with Dual Contracts for In-Space Manufacturing and Propulsion Demonstrations

In 1984, Clint Kelly III launched the Autonomous Ground Vehicle project at DARPA, which catalyzed current driverless car technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 4, 2025La 36ª misión del New Shepard ya tiene tripulación confirmada

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Safran Federal Systems a contract to develop robust and reliable quantum sensors.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductOct 3, 2025DARPA Awards Safran a Quantum PNT Contract
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