Sidus Space Awarded New Contract for Next Phase of NASA ASTRA Project
08 Mars 2023 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite
company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture,
launch, and space-based data collection, was awarded a follow-on
agreement for the next phase of NASA’s Autonomous Satellite
Technology for Resilient Applications (ASTRA) project.
During this phase of the ASTRA project, the Autonomous Systems
Lab (ASL) team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis,
Mississippi, will join Sidus Space to integrate ASTRA’s autonomous
operational on-orbit capabilities on a Sidus-built LizzieSat
satellite as the organizations transition to the operational phase
of the program. LizzieSat is set to benefit from cutting-edge
autonomous operational capabilities that will offer actionable
guidance for optimizing its performance, enabling timely
maintenance, and more.
With the follow-on agreement, Sidus will support development of
a NASA Stennis’ communication center – the ASTRA Payload Operations
Control Center (POCC) at the south Mississippi center. The SSC
ASTRA communications POCC will tightly integrate with the Sidus
Mission Operations Center (MOC) in Cape Canaveral during on-orbit
operations.
“We are excited to support the development of the POCC as part
of the NASA ASTRA payload mission on LizzieSat,” said John Curry,
Sidus’ Chief Mission Operations Officer. “The POCC will monitor and
control day-to-day activities between LizzieSat and NASA’s ASTRA
payload operations, utilizing proven NASA operations architectures
to greatly enhance our mission success and performance.”
Previously, Sidus was awarded a contract to integrate, and
demonstrate for the first time, Mars Campaign Development (MCD)
Division (formerly Advanced Exploration Systems)-derived autonomous
operations in a spaceflight environment. The demonstration expects
to provide the necessary flight heritage for an autonomous system
development platform that could be used on future deep space
missions.
LizzieSat-1, currently manifested to launch in 2023, intends to
validate the MCD-developed autonomy software (NPAS-NASA Platform
for Autonomous Systems) through on-orbit testing. The testing
expects to evaluate the autonomous operation of the satellite
imaging functions, assess the performance and behavior of the
spacecraft power systems, and support the development, integration,
testing, and operations of critical technologies for current and
future Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
(formerly Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate)
missions.
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), located in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
operates from a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly,
integration, and testing facility focused on commercial satellite
design, manufacture, launch, and data collection. The company’s
rich heritage includes the design and manufacture of many flight
and ground component parts and systems for various space-related
customers and programs. Sidus Space has a broad range of
Space-As-a-Service offerings including space-rated hardware
manufacturing, design engineering, satellite manufacturing and
platform development, launch and support services, data analytics
services and satellite constellation management.
Sidus Space has a mission of Bringing Space Down to Earth™ and a
vision of enabling space flight heritage status for new
technologies while delivering data and predictive analytics to
domestic and global customers. Any corporation, industry, or
vertical can start their journey off-planet with Sidus Space’s
rapidly scalable, low-cost satellite services, space-based
solutions, and testing alternatives. More than just a
“Satellite-as-a-Service” provider, Sidus Space is a trusted Mission
Partner–from concept to Low Earth Orbit and beyond. Sidus is ISO
9001:2015, AS9100 Rev. D certified, and ITAR registered.
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