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General Atomics

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GA-EMS supports testing and qualification of components, subassemblies, payloads, and integrated spacecraft up to ESPA-Grande class satellites.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2023General Atomics now tests simulated space environments inhouse with commissioning of Thermal Vacuum Chamber

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has completed commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Chamber at its Centennial, Colorado, space system development facilities.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductApr 13, 2023General Atomics now tests simulated space environments inhouse with commissioning of Thermal Vacuum Chamber

GA-EMS offers broad expertise and experience in the design, manufacture, integration, and testing of satellites and space systems for satellites ranging from sub-U to 500kg ESPA-Grande class.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2023General Atomics now tests simulated space environments inhouse with commissioning of Thermal Vacuum Chamber

On 2023-04-06 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted live tactical air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2023GA-ASI flies MQ-20 Avenger autonomously using LEO SATCOM datalink

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. performed Cold Weather Validation using a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System in late January and early February 2023.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 2023GA-ASI performs cold weather validation using MQ-9B SkyGuardian

On 2022-12-22, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Air National Guard, with joint support from the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications Command and Control system.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023GA-ASI flight tests LEO SATCOM on MQ-9A

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) launched the GAzelle satellite hosting NOAA’s Argos-4 and RadMon payloads.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2023General Atomics GAzelle satellite completes post launch acceptance review

GA-EMS is building a series of spacecraft as part of an expanding weather and science program to deliver affordable, high-performance next-generation satellites for global cloud characterization, weather imagery, and environmental data collection and relay.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2023General Atomics GAzelle satellite completes post launch acceptance review

GA-EMS designed and manufactured the GAzelle satellite and performed all payload integration and testing for the mission.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2023General Atomics GAzelle satellite completes post launch acceptance review

DARPA started the DRACO program with three Phase 1 awards in April 2021 to teams led by Blue Origin, General Atomics, and Lockheed Martin to develop preliminary reactor and spacecraft designs.

Mentioned as: general atomicsOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2023NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration

NASA has been working on nuclear thermal propulsion technologies through July 2021 awards made in cooperation with the Department of Energy to BWX Technologies, General Atomics, and Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsTechnical ProductJan 24, 2023NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration

The July 2021 NASA–DOE contracts to BWX Technologies, General Atomics, and Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies were valued at $5,000,000 each for one year and covered NTP reactor design.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsNarrative FinancialJan 24, 2023NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will deliver a tailored, radiation-hardened Oracle spacecraft capable of operating in the cislunar space environment.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductJan 12, 2023Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is leveraging its GA-500 satellite bus, which is being developed for the United States Space Force under the EO/IR Weather System contract, to build the Oracle spacecraft.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2023Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program

The EWS program includes plans to gather imagery with a small satellite built by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems equipped with an imaging sensor developed by EO Vista.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2023U.S. Space Force considers a second NOAA weather satellite

The cislunar region is a strategic area of focus for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems to support missions operating in space from the Earth to the Moon.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2023Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program

The Oracle spacecraft being built by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will be integrated with Leidos’ high-performance space optical payload and a customer-provided green propulsion system.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductJan 12, 2023Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is leveraging its GA-500 satellite bus, which is being developed for the United States Space Force under the EO/IR Weather System contract, to build an optimized Oracle spacecraft.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2023General Atomics receives Advanced Space contract for AFRL cislunar spacecraft

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will deliver a tailored, radiation-hardened Oracle spacecraft capable of operating in the cislunar space environment.

Mentioned as: General Atomics Electromagnetic SystemsTechnical ProductJan 5, 2023General Atomics receives Advanced Space contract for AFRL cislunar spacecraft

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group will deliver the second EWS prototype by 2025.

Mentioned as: General AtomicsOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2023Space Systems Command’s EWS tech demo smallsat launched by SpaceX
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