Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover
14 Aug
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Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover

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Top Stories Tamfitronics WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines says it is organizing a coalition of organizations that will offer to take over a NASA lunar rover mission, launching it on one of the company’s landers.In an Aug. 13 earnings call about its second quarter financial results, Intuitive Machines executives said they were planning to respond to a request for information (RFI) that NASA issued Aug. 9 seeking input from companies and organizations interested in taking over the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission that the agency said in July it would cancel.Steve Altemus, chief executive of Intuitive Machines, said on the call that his company, which also responded to an earlier call for “expressions of interest” from NASA regarding VIPER, is working with other companies, universities and international partners on responding to NASA’s RFI. He...
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Terran Orbital removes Rivada constellation from revenue backlog
14 Aug
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Terran Orbital removes Rivada constellation from revenue backlog

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Top Stories Tamfitronics TAMPA, Fla. — Terran Orbital has removed the broadband constellation it is developing for Rivada Space Networks from the backlog of revenues in its accounts, even though the manufacturer still expects to get $2.4 billion from their contract.The Boca Raton, Florida-based company’s backlog now stands at $312.7 million, according to earnings results disclosed in a regulatory filing Aug. 12 without a press release or call with investors.About 91% of these future revenues are associated with Lockheed Martin, which owns a third of Terran Orbital’s equity and dropped plans earlier this year to buy a larger stake.Terran Orbital’s work for Lockheed Martin includes a contract for 36 satellite buses to join the U.S. Space Development Agency’s mesh network of low Earth orbit (LEO) military satellites.Marc Bell, Terran Orbital’s CEO, said Rivada Space was stripped from...
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Moog Unveils New, Radiation-Hardened Space Computer to Support the Next Generation of High-Speed Computing On-Orbit
14 Aug
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Moog Unveils New, Radiation-Hardened Space Computer to Support the Next Generation of High-Speed Computing On-Orbit

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Top Stories Tamfitronics This is a customer submitted press release. Submit your press release.Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control components and systems, announces the development of its newest space computer to support the next-generation of on-orbit computing needs. The innovative Moog Cascade Single Board Computer (SBC) is the latest advancement of high-speed, radiation-hardened space computers for multi-mission, bus/payload applications for all orbital regimes. Moog is an industry-leader in spacecraft avionics technology, excelling in radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened flight computers, memory processors and storage, graphics processing units, and critical avionics for government and commercial applications. The companys heritage extends across all orbital missions from LEO through GEO to deep space. The Moog Cascade SBC builds on a continued culture of innovation with decades of flight expertise. It...
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Lockheed Martin taps General Dynamics for solid rocket motor manufacturing
14 Aug
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Lockheed Martin taps General Dynamics for solid rocket motor manufacturing

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Illustration of Lockheed Martins Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. Credit: Lockheed MartinWASHINGTON Top U.S. defense contractors Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics announced a strategic partnership to produce solid rocket motors, aiming to address critical supply chain shortages in the defense industry.The agreement, announced Aug. 13, will see General Dynamics manufacture rocket motors designed by Lockheed Martin for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), a GPS-guided artillery rocket system used by the U.S. military and allies for long-range fire support.Production is expected to commence in 2025 at General Dynamics’ facility in Camden, Arkansas, marking the company’s entry into the solid rocket motor market.The collaboration comes in response to the Pentagon’s growing demand for missile production, as the U.S. military seeks to help replenish allies nations stocks depleted by ongoing conflicts...
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