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$77.5 million awarded to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $77.5 million contract to Astrotech Space Operations to increase satellite processing capacity at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, […]
Northrop Grumman to launch first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years
The four-stage Minotaur 4 rocket will launch the NROL-174 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Dawn Aerospace Partners Cal Poly for Suborbital Research
Dawn Aerospace will fly research payloads from three leading US institutions—Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab—on its rocket-powered aircraft, the […]
Ventura County secures $550,000 grant to establish Advanced Air Mobility Innovation Center
The planned Innovation Center will feature a 500-square-mile testing range for Advanced Air Mobility at the Camarillo and Oxnard Airports -which are both operated by […]
It’s the first U.S. nuclear plant to use AI. Where does Diablo Canyon go from here?
The San Luis Obisbo power plant received some serious computing hardware at the end of last year: eight NVIDIA H100s, which are among the world’s […]
Umbra selected to participate in STRATFI space program
The Santa Barbara-base SAR company has plans to expand to a larger facility in Goleta.
Umbra to develop maritime surveillance satellites for U.S. military
Umbra, a California-based manufacturer of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, has been tapped to develop next-generation sensor satellites aimed at enhancing maritime and open-ocean search […]
