Tag: NRL

  • NRL Awards Parsons $245M Satellite Ground Systems Deal

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    Does the Navy’s $245M Parsons Contract Signal a Ground Segment Buildout? $245 million. That is the value of the contract the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory awarded to Space Ground System Solutions — a subsidiary of Parsons Corporation — to continue satellite ground systems software development and operations support at what the summary identifies as the…

  • Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up

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    Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on Monday with the first LauncherOne mission out of Spaceport Cornwall. LauncherOne was dropped from Virgin’s Cosmic Girl carrier aircraft off the coast of Ireland at approximately 23:11 UTC, and flight appeared nominal through stage 2 ignition and fairing separation, although…