{"id":5734,"date":"2025-04-15T17:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/outpost-space-secures-1-8m-us-space-force-sbir-contract-for-re-entry-shield-tech-development\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:58:29","slug":"outpost-space-secures-1-8m-us-space-force-sbir-contract-for-re-entry-shield-tech-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/outpost-space-secures-1-8m-us-space-force-sbir-contract-for-re-entry-shield-tech-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Outpost Space Secures $1.8M US Space Force SBIR Contract for Re-entry Shield Tech Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/s24_638802948031141841.jpg\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Outpost Space Secures $1.8M US Space Force SBIR Contract for Re-entry Shield Tech Development\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/s24_638802948031141841.jpg\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/s24_638802948031141841.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost Space), a leader in pioneering multi-ton returnable space platforms and delivering innovative and persistent capabilities to the American warfighter, has been awarded a $1.8M contract from the U.S. Space Force SPACEWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, awarded through the Innovative Cargo Exoatmospheric Delivery Technology (ICED-T) Topic, funds Outpost\u2019s Shielding Technology for Exoatmospheric Experiments and Payloads (STEEP) program.<\/p>\n<p>The STEEP program will focus on developing the deployable heat shield system designed to enhance the performance and survivability of payloads reentering Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Over the contract period, Outpost will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of advanced thermal protection solutions, culminating in the design, analysis, and testing of a subscale prototype of the system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is a Payload Peak Power of a Satellite Bus?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program, in partnership with USSF\u2019s Servicing, Mobility, and Logistics office, aims to revolutionize the Department of Defense\u2019s materiel transport capabilities by leveraging commercial space transport technologies. Outpost\u2019s STEEP program aligns with this vision by addressing critical thermal protection challenges for high-speed atmospheric reentry and supports the Rocket Cargo Vanguard and USSF\u2019s Point-to-Point Delivery (P2D) Programs\u2019 mission of advancing next-generation materiel transport.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis award represents a significant milestone that enables us to accelerate the development of advanced thermal protection systems, while strengthening our nation&#8217;s defense capabilities and technological advancement,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>said <strong>Tyler Gulden, Director of Entry, Descent, and Landing at&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Outpost<\/strong>. <em>\u201cThrough this partnership, Outpost is positioned to lead the industry in reusable and high-performance reentry systems, directly aligning with the Air Force&#8217;s mission to revolutionize rapid global logistics.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost Space), a leader in pioneering multi-ton returnable space platforms and delivering innovative and persistent capabilities to the American warfighter, has been awarded a $1.8M contract from the U.S. Space Force SPACEWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, awarded through the Innovative Cargo Exoatmospheric Delivery Technology (ICED-T) Topic, funds Outpost\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[72,26,20],"class_list":["post-5734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-global","tag-ground","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}