Blue Canyon Technologies

Quantum Space announces first cislunar mission
Quantum Space, a company founded earlier this year to develop spacecraft platforms in cislunar space, announced plans Oct. 26 for its first smallsat pathfinder mission that will collect space situational awareness data.

Blue Canyon delivers first satellite bus for DARPA’s Blackjack constellation
Blue Canyon Technologies delivered the first of 10 satellite buses DARPA ordered in 2020 for its Blackjack experiment in low Earth orbit.

Blue Canyon Technologies to build Tomorrow.io microwave satellites
Blue Canyon Technologies won its largest constellation order to date, a contract with weather technology company Tomorrow.io.

Blue Canyon looks to demonstrate small-satellite performance at very low altitude
Raytheon vice president Brad Tousley said there is growing interest from national security agencies in space missions in very low Earth orbit

Blue Canyon wins $14 million contract for deep-space inspector satellite
Blue Canyon Technologies won a $14.6 million contract to produce a small inspector satellite for operations beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit.

ExoTerra to provide Blackjack satellite thrusters
Blue Canyon Technologies selected ExoTerra Resources to provide electric propulsion for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Blackjack Phase 2 and Phase 3 satellites.

Blue Canyon Technologies names new CEO
Blue Canyon Technologies has promoted one of its co-founders to chief executive to lead the next phase of growth of the Raytheon-owned smallsat manufacturer.

University of Illinois taps Blue Canyon for scientific cubesat mission
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awarded a contract to Blue Canyon Technologies to provide cubesats for a space mission sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The value of the award was not disclosed.

DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program
Blue Canyon has received a contract option worth $26.5 million to produce six satellites for DARPA's Blackjack program.

Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies' acquisition of satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies has been completed, the company announced Dec. 22.