NEWS: SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts Arrive at the Space Station
04/26/2021 | 03:25pm EDT
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Kennedy Space Center, FL, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Early Friday morning, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission launched four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A. After a successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket into low Earth orbit, the SpaceX Crew Dragon trailed the orbiting laboratory until Saturday morning, when the spacecraft successfully docked. On this mission, the second under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet joined the other members of the ISS Expedition 65 crew.
NASA brings new business opportunity event to Cook County manufacturers NASA logo
Updated 4/21/2021 3:44 PM
Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, the Chicago Metro Metal Consortium, and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center will host a three-day virtual event with NASA and its prime contractors to bring new business opportunities to manufacturers in Cook County and throughout Illinois.
In 2020, NASA s prime contractors received more than $2 billion in contract funding to support the Marshall Space Flight Center s ongoing development of NASA s Space Launch System and its proposals to create complementary systems.
If you re a manufacturing company looking to work with NASA and its contractors, attend this free three-day series of virtual events. Learn about the essentials of doing business with NASA s Marshall Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center, and its prime contractors; workshops to assist manufacturers in acquiring the necessary credential
US Navy seeks next generation LBS-G system
26 February 2021
by Nishant Kumar
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) is seeking proposals for new autonomous underwater gliders that will enhance the service’s ability to assess environmental conditions in littoral and deep ocean waters.
The solicitation for the Follow-on Littoral Battlespace Sensing Glider (LBS-G) system, which was released in late January, covers the design, development, fabrication, testing, production, and support for the new gliders.
LBS-G is a part of the broader LBS-Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LBS-UUV) programme of record.
The USN is seeking a new autonomous underwater glider to improve its underwater domain situational awareness. (Teledyne Brown)
Members of the Colorado Springs, Catalyst Campus Commercial Space Operations Center transition exercise operations to the Australian team at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia, during the Watch Hand-off. The December commercial Sprint Advanced Concept Training for Space Situational Awareness exercise allowed the Department of Commerce and Air Force to demonstrate around-the-clock daytime-only operations on three continents.
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Advanced underwater vehicle for SOF will be manufactured for first export customer.
Teledyne Brown Engineering has received a $39.21 million contract modification from US Naval Sea Systems Command, to produce Mk11 Shallow Water Combat Submersibles for an unnamed FMS customer.
This marks the first export sale of the Mk11.
Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be completed by September 2024.
The USN contracted Teledyne Brown in 2019 to develop the SWCS as part of a wider effort to develop new underwater transport platforms for elite commandos.
Shephard Defence Insight notes that the SWCS comprises a next-generation free-flooding combat submersible that transports SEAL teams and other SOF personnel, as well as their combat equipment in hostile waters for a variety of missions.