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Space Force Awards Six Companies Study Contracts for ASTRO-E

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded small study contracts to six companies to examine improvements to space testing training infrastructure under the Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations-Electromagnetic Range (ASTRO-E) effort. The six-month study contracts amount to $1.8 million combined and were awarded on Feb. 29 to Nou Systems, ExoAnalytic Solutions, TMC Design, HII’s [HII] Mission Technologies segment, Parsons Corp.’s [PSN] Government Services business, and Lockheed Martin [LMT], U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Wednesday. The Space Force’s SSC…

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