Mastodawn

#NASA is seeking proposals for the #Mars 🔴 Telecommunications Network by 📆 June 15. #MTN is expected to be ready by the end of 📆 2028.

Eight companies might be eligible : #BlueOrigin, #L3Harris, #LockheedMartin, #NorthropGrumman, #RocketLab, #SpaceX, #QuantumSpace and #Whittinghill Aerospace https://spacenews.com/nasa-releases-final-rfp-for-mars-communications-orbiter/

#SpaceCommunication

NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter

NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies that can bid on it.

SpaceNews

SpaceNews [Unofficial]May 12

Quantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-to-build-spacecraft-in-tulsa/

SpaceNews [Unofficial]May 5

Quantum Space hires Bridenstine as CEO

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-hires-bridenstine-as-ceo/

SpaceNews [Unofficial]May 1

DARPA selects three companies for lunar orbiter studies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/darpa-selects-three-companies-for-lunar-orbiter-studies/

DARPA selects three companies for lunar orbiter studies

DARPA has awarded contracts to three companies to study concepts for a lunar mission to search for water ice in very low orbits.

SpaceNews

SpaceNews [Unofficial]Oct 23, 2025

Quantum Space to launch first spacecraft in mid-2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-to-launch-first-spacecraft-in-mid-2026/

SpaceNews [Unofficial]Sep 22, 2025

Quantum Space acquires Phase Four propulsion assets

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-acquires-phase-four-propulsion-assets/

SpaceNews [Unofficial]Jun 10, 2025

Quantum Space raises $40 million

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-raises-40-million/

Spaceflight 🚀Feb 16, 2024

📆 1994 #SGT, #NASA's second-largest engineering services provider
📆 2013 #IntuitiveMachines
📆 2016 #AxiomSpace
📆 2020 #QuantumSpace
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2023/11/20/meet-the-iranian-born-billionaire-helping-nasa-get-back-to-the-moon/

#KamalGhaffarian

Meet The Iranian-Born Billionaire Helping NASA Get Back To The Moon

Kam Ghaffarian isn’t a household name. But unlike Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who made fortunes elsewhere first, Ghaffarian actually got rich by shooting for the stars. His long-term plan? The first for-profit space station, opening by 2031.

Forbes