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Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a $100,000,000 contract in 2018 to develop a payload to demonstrate key components of a prototype space solar power system.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Northrop Grumman clears key hurdle for space-based solar power

The SSPIDR Project aims for a space-based demonstration with an anticipated mission launch by AFRL in 2025.

Mentioned as: AFRLTechnical ProductDec 16, 2022Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Transmission of Directed RF Energy for Space Solar Power

VentureScope won a contract to establish an internal accelerator as part of AFWERX, a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory initiative to connect government, industry, and academic innovators.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipDec 16, 2022VentureScope sets up accelerator for U.S. Air Force personnel

The SSPIDR Project is under contracted development in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralDec 16, 2022Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Transmission of Directed RF Energy for Space Solar Power

The anticipated mission launch for the technology demonstration is scheduled with AFRL in 2025.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2022Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth

The SSPIDR Project is developed in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2022Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth

The Air Force Research Laboratory received a $72,000,000 contract award for an experimental spacecraft to monitor the xGEO region.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipDec 7, 2022Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial options to deploy satellites in deep space

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, in collaboration with AFRL’s Transformational Capabilities Office, awarded Advanced Space a $72,000,000 contract to deliver the Oracle spacecraft program.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 25, 2022Advanced Space Receives Contract from AFRL to Deliver Oracle Spacecraft Program

AFRL scientists and engineers worked closely with the facility design and build team to ensure FORTRESS meets future research needs for nuclear and space missions.

Mentioned as: AFRLTechnical ProductNov 21, 2022AFRL breaks ground on new FORTRESS space lab

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Advanced Space a $72,000,000 contract on 2022-11-10 to build Oracle, a mission to test space situational awareness technologies beyond Earth orbit out to the moon.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2022CAPSTONE enters lunar orbit

The experiment led by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate was previously known as the Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS) and was renamed Oracle.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles DirectorateTechnical ProductNov 10, 2022Advanced Space wins $72 million Air Force contract for lunar experiment

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $72,000,000 contract to Advanced Space to develop an experimental spacecraft to monitor deep space beyond Earth’s orbit.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 10, 2022Advanced Space wins $72 million Air Force contract for lunar experiment

Cognitive Space won a $1,200,000 contract extension on 2022-11-08 to continue development of the company’s satellite tasking software for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 8, 2022Cognitive Space gets $1.2 million U.S. Air Force contract extension for satellite-tasking software

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate planned TechSat 21 to operate three radar satellites in formation, and the program was canceled in 2003.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralOct 25, 2022Array Labs raises $5 million for 3D-imagery constellation

Earlier 2022, the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded SpaceX a $102 million, five-year contract to demonstrate technologies and capabilities to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid on a heavy rocket.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipOct 17, 2022U.S. military waiting for industry to demonstrate space transportation concepts

The cyber range concept includes four cubesats that AFRL plans to launch to low Earth orbit in fiscal year 2024.

Mentioned as: afrlTechnical ProductOct 6, 2022AFRL developing ‘cyber range’ for space operators

Since 2019, Viasat has been developing an experimental Link 16 satellite under a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract.

Mentioned as: air force research laboratoryTechnical ProductOct 3, 2022Viasat sells tactical data communications business to L3Harris for $1.96 billion

Intermap’s AFRL Prime Contract work to develop IFSAR-enabled navigation was initially awarded under Other Transaction Authorities (OTA) in December 2021.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipSep 30, 2022Intermap Wins IDIQ Contract to Support US Air Force

Intermap delivered an Interim Progress Report that received favorable acceptance under its continuing U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Prime Contract to develop IFSAR-enabled navigation for GPS-denied environments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductSep 30, 2022Intermap Wins IDIQ Contract to Support US Air Force

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS) is a technology demonstration mission planned for launch in 2025 to operate in cislunar space and test technologies to track and identify objects there.

Mentioned as: the air force research laboratoryTechnical ProductSep 30, 2022Space Force studying requirements for cislunar space domain awareness
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