Small business
Space Force effort to open doors to private sector is a slow go
Companies seeking help through the Space Systems Command 'Front Door' initiative can expect to wait several days for a response
Space Force selects 125 industry proposals for on-orbit servicing technologies
SpaceWERX selected 125 industry teams for the initial phase of the Orbital Prime program, an effort to develop technologies for orbital debris removal and other space services.
Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses
At a virtual pitch event Aug. 19, the U.S. Space Force selected 19 companies that each will receive $1.7 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contracts.
Op-ed | Securing America’s small business space sector
The most recent data from the Small Business Administration reveals that NASA provides $2.8 billion per year directly to small businesses, with another $3 billion subcontracted through larger companies.
Coronavirus pandemic forces small space companies to improvise
It’s difficult to gauge the impact of the novel coronavirus on small space companies because no one knows how long the pandemic will last. “Uncertainty is really the killer here,” said Space Angels CEO Chad Anderson.
Small Business Administration rule disqualifies many space startups from coronavirus relief loans
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation and the SmallSat Alliance have asked the SBA to change how it defines a small business.
Air Force, Space Force procurement offices try to keep programs moving during pandemic
Source selections for national security space launch, ground based strategic deterrent remain on track
Slingshot Aerospace gets $3 million from Air Force, private investors for data analytics technology
A $1.5 million Small Business Innovation Research award was matched by $1.5 million from ATX Venture Partners and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.
Space and Missile Systems Center taking action to help contractors during pandemic
SMC Commander Thompson: 'It's definitely a priority for us to keep those innovative small companies in play."
Air Force seeking commercial technologies for cislunar space operations
On the wish list for the next round of SBIR bids are technologies for operations far beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit, near the moon's orbit.
Thornberry bill would help venture-backed startups compete for DoD small business awards
Thornberry is proposing legislation that would make it easier for startups like Capella Space to continue to get private funding and compete for DoD small business awards.
Op-ed | Small businesses, beware of DoD technical support contracts
Small businesses are the backbone of the defense industrial base. So why do government contracting methods sometimes harm, rather than help, small businesses?
