Great to see that The Spaceport Company, that initially received National Security Innovation Capital funding to help advance their efforts, get a contract with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)'s space portfolio for advancing the capability to provide rapid and agile delivery to #space! United States Air Force United States Space Force Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) NSIN - National Security Innovation Network
The ability to rapidly re-constitute space-based capabilities or re-supply time-sensitive cargo at precise locations on-orbit or terrestrially is a critical but presently under-developed capability for the DoD. In response, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) launched the Novel Responsive Space Delivery (NRSD) project to prototype commercial solutions that enable responsive and precise point-to-point delivery to orbit, between vehicles in orbit, and to precisely to Earth via novel reentry vehicles and methods. The first of a number of awards has been issued with more to follow in the coming months. The Spaceport Company National Security Innovation Capital