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  • Esri, NASA Ink Agreement on Expanded Geospatial Data Handling - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri, NASA Ink Agreement on Expanded Geospatial Data Handling

    NASA and geographic information service provider Esri will grant wider access to the space agency’s geospatial content for research and exploration purposes through the Space Act Agreement.  The agreement will include new datasets from 100 space sensors that measure atmospheric health, land phenomena and ocean characteristics, NASA said Tuesday. The partnership will also aim to […] More

  • IBM, NASA Team Up on AI-Powered Climate Change Research Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, NASA Team Up on AI-Powered Climate Change Research Efforts

    IBM and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will work together on utilizing artificial intelligence to develop innovative technologies that extract insights from Earth observations as part of the space agency’s Open-Source Science Initiative.  The team up will see IBM leverage its data analysis knowledge and NASA’s expertise in space exploration to conduct research on climate […] More

  • TRAX International Lands $57M Award to Extend NASA Goddard Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TRAX International Lands $57M Award to Extend NASA Goddard Support

    TRAX International has received a $56.9 million contract modification to continue its support services at NASA’s Goodard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for an additional six months. The modification to TRAX’s Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II contract includes a pair of three-month option periods and brings the total award value to $418.7 million, […] More

  • 9 Space Technologies Selected for NASA's Commercial Flight Test Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    9 Space Technologies Selected for NASA’s Commercial Flight Test Program

    Nine technologies have been selected to participate in a NASA program aimed at demonstrating advanced space exploration and Earth observation capabilities for the agency and commercial customers.  The selected space platforms will be tested aboard suborbital rocket-powered systems, high-altitude balloons and parabolic aircraft in space-like environments in preparation for a potential launch into orbit, NASA […] More

  • 6 Companies Awarded NASA Innovations, Partnership Support Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    6 Companies Awarded NASA Innovations, Partnership Support Services Contract

    Six companies have been selected to provide a range of innovations and partnership support services to multiple NASA centers under a $47.5 million contract. Under the blanket purchase agreement, the contractors will assist in program operations management, organizational change management, strategic planning and execution, stakeholder engagement and outreach and helpdesk operations, NASA said Thursday.  The […] More

  • Peraton Recognized for NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Support; Darin Skelly Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton Recognized for NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Support; Darin Skelly Quoted

    Peraton has received the Contractor Excellence Award from NASA for the company’s key role in helping the space agency launch suborbital rockets designed for scientific research. NASA commended the Sounding Rockets Operations Contract team and its support of a specific customer mission at an Australia-based range during the Wallops Flight Facility’s annual Peer Awards ceremony, […] More

  • Banner Quality Management Books NASA Safety & Mission Assurance Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Banner Quality Management Books NASA Safety & Mission Assurance Contract

    Banner Quality Management was tapped by NASA to deliver safety and mission assurance services to its operations in Cleaveland, Ohio; and Washington D.C. under a contract worth approximately $39.7 million. The three-year contract comes with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract line item and covers SMA engineering and technical services in support of the NASA Safety Center and […] More

  • Intuitive Machines to Provide NASA Engineering Services Through Jacobs Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intuitive Machines to Provide NASA Engineering Services Through Jacobs Partnership

    Jacobs has partnered with Intuitive Machines to address mission requirements at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas under a potential $3.9 billion contract the agency awarded in July 2022. The partnership aims to help center personnel engineer systems, implement scientific products and perform technical work through the Engineering, Technology and Science II program, Intuitive Machines […] More

  • Rocket Lab Targets New Launch Date for 1st Electron Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rocket Lab Targets New Launch Date for 1st Electron Mission

    The launch window for Rocket Lab USA’s Electron mission will open on Jan. 23 after it was delayed in December due to unfavorable weather conditions and additional time required to complete regulatory documentation.  Rocket Lab USA said Wednesday the mission will launch from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to deploy […] More

  • 3 Small Businesses Selected to Provide Human Capital Support for NASA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3 Small Businesses Selected to Provide Human Capital Support for NASA

    NASA has awarded $76 million in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to three women-owned small businesses to deliver human capital support services to the space agency. The awardees were IBEX IT Business Experts, Bryce Solutions and Strategy Consulting Team, NASA said Thursday. Contract work will include providing human resources business partner advisory support, subject-matter expertise in human capital policy […] More

  • NASA, James Webb Space Telescope Team to Receive Space Club Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, James Webb Space Telescope Team to Receive Space Club Award

    NASA and a Northrop Grumman-led industry team that built the James Webb Space Telescope will be presented with the National Space Club and Foundation’s highest award, the 2023 Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy. The recognition is for the program’s contribution to the advancement of U.S. astronautics after the telescope completed the first-ever deployment of sunshield […] More