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The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) is a program started by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2017. [1] The goal was to address the lack of widely accepted technical and safety standards for on-orbit servicing activities involving commercial satellites. [ 2 ]
The Blackjack program was started by DARPA in 2017, [1] with contracts awarded in 2020. The Blackjack constellation will replace or complement larger systems such as Misty and KH-11 . These new orbiters will be cheaper, more numerous and with shorter lifespans than existing systems.
Orbital Express was a space mission managed by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and a team led by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The Orbital Express program was aimed at developing "a safe and cost-effective approach to autonomously service satellites in orbit". [ 1 ]
The DARPA XS-1 was an experimental spaceplane/booster with the planned capability to deliver small satellites into orbit for the U.S. Department of Defense. [1] It was reported to be designed to be reusable as frequently as once a day, with a stated goal of doing so for 10 days straight. [ 2 ]
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The design then had to be validated for manufacturability feedback, foundry configuration, and instruction-generation tools, then tested and evaluated. DARPA was to award a $1 million prize for a hull design and $2 million in 2014 for the complete vehicle design. [6] DARPA decided not to proceed with FANG 2 or 3 Challenges as originally planned.
In July 2023, DARPA exercised options on both teams’ initial proposals, and awarded GA-ASI an additional $21.5 million, and Aurora about $19.5 million, to fund continued development efforts. [ 10 ] Specifications for the craft included the ability to fly less than 100 feet (30 m) from sea level to harness ground effect, and the ability to ...
The Vertical Take-Off and Landing Experimental Aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) program was an American research project sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The goal of the program was to demonstrate a VTOL aircraft design that can take off vertically and efficiently hover, while flying faster than conventional rotorcraft ...