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

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The launch of Sputnik prompted the formation of DARPA and NASA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 16, 2023The brave new world of space

The DARPA program that involved Charles River Analytics ended in 2020, after which the company continued to develop the augmented and mixed reality tool into a commercial product named Kwyn Solar.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 11, 2023Tech innovations help Space Force guardians prepare for the battlefield above

Blue Canyon Technologies won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract in 2018 to supply buses for the Blackjack technology demonstration in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipOct 9, 2023New head of smallsat supplier Blue Canyon sets sights on defense market growth

The DARPA Blackjack contract with Blue Canyon Technologies included options to supply up to 20 buses.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductOct 9, 2023New head of smallsat supplier Blue Canyon sets sights on defense market growth

DARPA will conduct an initial round of evaluation on proposals received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on 2023-10-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Technical ProductSep 20, 2023DARPA seeking innovative concepts for space superiority

Two CACI optical terminals exchanged data in orbit as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Mandrake experiment in 2022.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2023CACI optical terminals pass initial tests required for Space Development Agency satellites

DARPA used CACI terminals on four Blackjack satellites that it recently launched to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: DARPAOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2023CACI optical terminals pass initial tests required for Space Development Agency satellites

Debra Facktor served as President and owner of AirLaunch LLC, which received DARPA funding for a small launch vehicle development project.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralSep 13, 2023SSPI’s 2023 Mentor of the Year — she is Head of U.S. Space Systems at Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

General Atomics was competitively awarded a contract in 2020 to develop DARPA’s LongShot concept for disruptive air combat operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 12, 2023GA-ASI set to start LongShot flight testing phase

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched the 10-Year Lunar Architecture project, called LunA-10, on 2023-08-15.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

DARPA is soliciting three-page abstracts for LunA-10 that are due 2023-09-06.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

DARPA plans to present an 80% product of the LunA-10 study at the April 2024 LSIC meeting.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

DARPA plans to select a group of developers and users to work together on new integrated system-level lunar solutions that span multiple services and be commercially available by 2035.

Mentioned as: darpaNarrative PlanAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

DARPA plans to select participants for the LunA-10 study at the fall meeting of the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium scheduled for 2023-10-10–11 in Pittsburgh.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

Niki Werkheiser, director of technology maturation in NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, is working directly with DARPA on planning for LunA-10 and providing NASA expertise in relevant technologies.

Mentioned as: DARPAOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2023DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure

NASA and DARPA are evenly splitting the $499 million cost of the DRACO program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative FinancialJul 31, 2023Nuclear space gets hot

Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductJul 31, 2023DARPA selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

NASA and DARPA selected Lockheed Martin to develop a spacecraft to demonstrate nuclear thermal propulsion technologies.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductJul 31, 2023Nuclear space gets hot

The in-space flight demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle under DRACO will take place no later than 2027.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductJul 27, 2023Lockheed Martin to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft for DARPA

Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductJul 27, 2023Lockheed Martin Wins Contract from DARPA to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft
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