November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... products and that relaxes standards of reliability. It may also introduce new forms of fixed price contracts as opposed to traditional cost plus contracts. These proposals are expected to provide incentives for non-space industry to enter the space...
15 October 2015
Hitchhikers no more: NASA picks 3 firms to launch cubesats
... mature enough to use in these new ways.” The individual contracts are valued at $4.7 million for Virgin Galactic, $5.5 million ... $6.9 million for Rocket Lab USA. Virgin and Firefly’s contracts are discounted due to NASA’s status as an early customer...
06 October 2015
Google Lunar X Prize sees first verified launch contract
... for the Google Lunar X Prize to produce a verified contract. “The magnitude of this achievement cannot be overstated,” said... until the end of 2016 to present their own verified contracts. The prize, a competition among private ventures to send ...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
...of $180.57 million in funds that supported the creation of approximately 2,175 American jobs, and $474.46 million in GDP. Contracts for launch and cargo services, as well as vehicle development, are also a significant investment in the private sector...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...space community was a very different place. Governments funded space exploration and industry provided the hardware on contract; the only privately-funded spacecraft were the satellites of the nascent space communications revolution. Today, of course...
17 November 2015
Elon Musk's SpaceX may partner with the U.S. government
... for a U.S. Air Force global positioning satellite supplier contract, SpaceX remains the only candidate still in the running... types of launches since 2006, but their 10-year government contract is nearing its expiration date. One of the major setbacks...
