NASA <\/b>has selected Blue Canyon Technologies<\/b> to build eight microsatellite buses for the agency\u2019s HelioSwarm science mission to study solar wind and space plasma turbulence. Blue Canyon, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies<\/b>, has been a mission partner in the HelioSwarm mission since 2020. The award was announced Thursday. <\/p>\n
Blue Canyon will deliver the X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellites in 2026 and 2027 ahead of the mission\u2019s target launch in 2028. In the mission, one hub spacecraft and eight small satellites will move in coordinated orbits as a swarm using a highly elliptical, lunar resonant Earth-orbit. The mission will capture the first multiscale in-space measurements of fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of solar wind turbulence. <\/p>\n
Blue Canyon will also integrate the science instrument payloads and perform spacecraft-level environmental testing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlue Canyon\u2019s trusted on-orbit product performance allows our customers to focus on payload efforts,\u201d said Stephen Steg, CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies. \u201cThe synergy between our spacecraft and component product lines fuels our ability to tailor solutions for each mission\u2019s unique requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s budget for the HelioSwarm mission is $250 million. Blue Canyon did not share the specific contract value. The mission\u2019s principal investigator is Harlan Spence from the University of New Hampshire and NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center is providing project management. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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