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Outpost Selected for NASA Contract to Develop Ferry to Deliver Cargo from ISS Back to Earth

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost), the first space company to develop a platform for returning satellites to Earth, announced that it has been selected for award of a Phase 1 SBIR Ignite Contract with NASA to develop the Cargo Ferry, an adaptation of their Earth returning Ferry satellite, to deliver cargo from space stations back to Earth.

Key Points: 
  • Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost), the first space company to develop a platform for returning satellites to Earth, announced that it has been selected for award of a Phase 1 SBIR Ignite Contract with NASA to develop the Cargo Ferry, an adaptation of their Earth returning Ferry satellite, to deliver cargo from space stations back to Earth.
  • The development of Outposts Ferry and Cargo Ferry also utilizes a NASA partnership through a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (SAA).
  • Applications of the Cargo Ferry include Earth return of non-human cargo, scientific samples, small payloads, and important research.
  • With its very first product, Outpost is building reusable satellites that deliver customer payloads to space and back to Earth.

United Launch Alliance Enables Advanced Weather Forecasting with Launch of Climate Monitoring Satellite for NOAA and NASA

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Forecasting, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Burns, Space launch, Joint Polar Satellite System, Weather, Partnership, NOAA, Technology, Multimedia, HIAD, Altitude, View, Atlas, Government, Inflatable, Vandenberg Space Force Base, JPSS, Planet, SPACE, Transport, United Launch Alliance, Centaur, Atlas V, NASA, Industry, ULA, Communications satellite

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) lifted off on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. To date ULA has launched 155 times with 100 percent mission success.

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  • "We depend on accuracy and timeliness of weather prediction models for enhanced weather forecasting and climate observations.
  • Our ULA team is proud to launch the JPSS-2 mission that supports advanced forecasting of extreme weather and global climate monitoring," said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs.
  • Successfully deploying these two payloads is a monumental achievement; thank you to our mission partners for their outstanding teamwork."
  • For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com , or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321).

Outpost Signs Agreement with NASA to Utilize Revolutionary Heat Shield Technology That Will Enable the Company's Unique Platform to Return Satellites and Cargo from Space

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Environment, Technology, Research, Engineering, Satellite, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Science, Adoption, Atmosphere, Langley Research Center, Atmospheric entry, Spacecraft, Social media, Partnership, Industry, SAA, Technology, Outpost, Orbit, NASA, Multimedia, Social, HIAD, Communications satellite

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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220920005504/en/
    The SAA enables Outpost to collaborate with NASA on developing HIAD technology for safely returning Outpost satellites to Earth.
  • Through this partnership, Outpost will act as a commercialization partner of the HIAD technology to enable broad industry adoption.
  • With its very first product, Outpost is building reusable satellites that deliver customer payloads to space and back to Earth.
  • By flying payloads with Outpost, users can put their product into space, iterate, and learn how they performed in space.