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  • NanoRacks-ULA-Space Systems Loral Team to Study Rocket Conversion Into Space Habitats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NanoRacks-ULA-Space Systems Loral Team to Study Rocket Conversion Into Space Habitats

    A team comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance will study the feasibility of converting rocket upper stages into habitats for low-Earth orbit and deep-space missions under a contract awarded by NASA. The Ixion Initiative Team aims to help NASA address risks associated with modules that are built on the ground and launched into orbit through the agency’s Next Space […] More

  • Vencore's Tom Sheridan Awarded for Space Program Mgmt; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore’s Tom Sheridan Awarded for Space Program Mgmt; Mac Curtis Comments

    Tom Sheridan, senior vice president and general manager of Vencore‘s space group, has received the Von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management for 2015 from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The company said Thursday the award, named after space flight pioneer Wernher von Braun, recognizes Sheridan’s contributions in space program or project management. […] More