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General Atomics

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commercialFounded 1955
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General Atomics’ original Orbital Test Bed smallsat launched in 2019 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy as part of the Space Test Program 2 mission.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2021General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument

General Atomics selected Firefly Aerospace to launch its Orbital Test Bed 2 (OTB-2) satellite on an Alpha rocket in 2022.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2021General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will launch OTB-2 on Firefly’s Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: general atomics electromagnetic systemsTechnical ProductFeb 22, 2021General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument

General Atomics won a $38,500,000 NASA contract in August 2018 to fly the MAIA instrument, a total that included both the spacecraft and launch services.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2021General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems awarded a contract to Firefly Aerospace to launch a GA-EMS developed Orbital Test Bed satellite carrying NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols instrument.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralFeb 19, 2021General Atomics EMS Selects Firefly Aerospace To Take MAIA To Orbit

General Atomics built two satellites for an SDA optical crosslink demonstration that are expected to fly on Transporter-2.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2021DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments

General Atomics acquired Tiger Innovations, Inc., a company based in Herndon, Virginia that develops spacecraft and space-related systems.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2021General Atomics Brings Tiger Innovations Into Their Operation

General Atomics acquired Tiger Innovations on 2021-02-01.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

General Atomics acquired Neva Ridge Technologies of Boulder, Colorado in 2020.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems of Longmont, Colorado in 2020.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

The acquisition expands Colorado-based GA-EMS’s coast-to-coast space systems development infrastructure to increase its ability to deliver comprehensive solutions on orbit and on time.

Mentioned as: GA-EMSTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

General Atomics acquired Miltec of Huntsville, Alabama in 2016.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

General Atomics acquired the U.S. subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in Englewood, Colorado in 2017.

Mentioned as: general atomicsTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

Volansi is working alongside companies such as Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Northrop Grumman on the Skyborg program.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralDec 24, 2020Volansi set to help U.S. Air Force build next generation of unmanned aircrafts

The acquisition expands GA-EMS’ ability to design, build, test, and deliver an extensive set of optical technologies to its customers.

Mentioned as: GA-EMSTechnical ProductOct 29, 2020General Atomics Acquires Guidestar Optical Systems

General Atomics completed the acquisition of the business of Guidestar Optical Systems, Inc.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductOct 29, 2020General Atomics Acquires Guidestar Optical Systems

General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems on 2020-10-28.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2020General Atomics acquires Guidestar Optical Systems

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is working with the U.S. Space Development Agency to conduct a series of tests of optical intersatellite links using GA-EMS’s internally developed laser communication terminals.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2020General Atomics acquires Guidestar Optical Systems

General Atomics previously acquired Neva Ridge Technologies, a synthetic aperture radar company.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductOct 28, 2020General Atomics acquires Guidestar Optical Systems

The Space Enterprise Consortium awarded $309,000,000 in June in contracts to Raytheon Technologies, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, and Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates to develop weather satellite prototypes and payloads.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military
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