{"id":626993,"date":"2024-03-04T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T21:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=626993"},"modified":"2024-03-04T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T21:10:10","slug":"nasa-awards-contracts-for-flight-payload-integration-services","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-awards-contracts-for-flight-payload-integration-services\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Contracts for Flight, Payload Integration Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?w=950\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA circular logo\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=768,574 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=400,299 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=600,448 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=900,673 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA has selected 15 companies to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies and procedures for operating in space, including testing in high-altitude, reduced gravity, or other relevant environments.<a> <\/a>Examples of payloads include NASA science instruments or technology demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity base contract awards are firm-fixed-price with a total combined value of $45 million and a performance period of five years. The flights and other services covered by these contracts are for use by NASA and other government agencies. The types of platforms that will be used for testing include suborbital rockets, high-altitude balloons, orbital spacecraft and satellites, and, in some instances, suborbital rockets that can accommodate carry people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following companies have been awarded contracts to provide services through demonstrated commercial capabilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Aerostar International, Inc., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angstrom Designs Inc., of Santa Barbara, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astrobotic Technology Inc., of Pittsburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astro Digital US Inc., of Santa Clara, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Origin Texas, LLC of Van Horn, Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galactic Enterprises, LLC of Las Cruces, New Mexico<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loft Orbital Federal, LLC of Golden, Colorado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Momentus Space LLC of San Jose, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Near Space Corp., of Tillamook, Oregon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocket Lab USA Inc., of Long Beach, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Space Exploration Technologies Corp., of Hawthorne, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc., of Vienna, Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., of Irvine, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Varda Space Industries, Inc., of El Segundo, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World View Enterprises Inc., of Tucson, Arizona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The contracts are in support of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/\">Flight Opportunities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/smallspacecraft\/\">Small Spacecraft Technology<\/a> programs, both part of the NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate at the agency\u2019s headquarters in Washington. These programs support technology development and missions to change the pace of space exploration, discovery, and space commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information about the flight platforms available through NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4bRVhtz\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4bRVhtz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbey Donaldson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href=\"mailto:james.j.russell@nasa.gov\">abbey.a.donaldson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan Person<br>Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.<br>661-276-2094<br><a href=\"mailto:megan.person@nasa.gov\">megan.person@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?via=NASA&text=NASA%20Awards%20Contracts%20for%20Flight%2C%20Payload%20Integration%20Services&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-awards-contracts-for-flight-payload-integration-services%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on X.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-awards-contracts-for-flight-payload-integration-services%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fnews-release%2Fnasa-awards-contracts-for-flight-payload-integration-services%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-rss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/feed\/\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to RSS feed.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 800 800\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M493 652H392c0-134-111-244-244-244V307c189 0 345 156 345 345zm71 0c0-228-188-416-416-416V132c285 0 520 235 520 520z\"\/><circle cx=\"219\" cy=\"581\" r=\"71\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Mar 04, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Editor<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\">Tiernan P. Doyle<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"><h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"article-tags\"><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/\">Flight Opportunities Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"\/smallspacecraft\">Small Spacecraft Technology Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\">Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has selected 15 companies to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies and procedures for operating in space, including testing in high-altitude, reduced gravity, or other relevant environments. Examples of payloads include NASA science instruments or technology demonstrations. 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