Tag: Northrop Grumman
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Moon mission could launch April 1 — but can Colorado land aerospace growth?
In two weeks, NASA could send its first crewed mission to the moon in 53 years. Rolling back out to the pad at Cape Kennedy, the 322-foot Artemis II rocket is a bit shorter than the Saturn V ship that carried three astronauts around the moon in 1968. The new mission, which will loop the…
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Douglas County-led panel emphasizes ‘industry collaboration’ among aerospace companies
Douglas County leaders and state aerospace industry representatives discussed Wednesday what draws aerospace companies to Colorado, notably to the county with more than 27,000 aerospace workers. The panel, a part of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce’s Site Selection Conference, comes on the heels of President Donald Trump last month announcing Space Command is moving…
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National experts warn of space industry slowdown, Colorado boasts recent industry wins
Experts at the annual State of Space Thursday warned the growth of the commercial space industry may slow, a trend Colorado and local experts say hasn’t touched the meteoric rise of the industry in the state. Kari Bingen, a senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said…
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Lafayette-based Blue Canyon Technology lands NASA contract
NASA picked Lafayette-based Blue Canyon Technologies to build eight X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite buses for its HelioSwarm science mission, which will study solar wind and space plasma turbulence, according to a news release Thursday. A microsatellite bus, or microsat, is a small satellite, from 22 to 200 lbs., that can carry payload for commercial or…
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Metro Moves: High-rise apartments for Jefferson Park
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Breaking ground The Weitz Company, general contractor, and OZ Architecture broke ground recently on what the companies are calling “metro Denver’s largest for-rent high rise”…
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Colorado-built NASA Lucy spacecraft begins journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter’s orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation. The 12-year mission to study the ancient…
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NASA’s Lucy — with Colorado connections — ready to blast off
The first available date in the launch window to blast NASA’s “Lucy” spacecraft into the stars is Saturday, and it looks like she’s going to take full advantage. Weather and conditions forecasts from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida showed a 90% chance of favorable conditions, United Launch Alliance reported…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…