"Scout Space and Stanford University Secure Space Force Contract Extension"
Scout Space, in partnership with Stanford University, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract extension by the U.S. Space Force to help characterize spacecraft and debris objects as part of the Orbital Prime project. The project aims to develop technologies for debris removal and in-space services. Scout Space, a startup focused on on-orbit navigation and tracking, won the Phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer contract, requiring collaboration with academic or nonprofit institutions. The partnership with Stanford University's Space Rendezvous Laboratory will advance technologies for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing, including the deployment of new machine learning algorithms for autonomous spacecraft navigation.