Altius Space Machines Wins DARPA ZombieSat Contract

Louisville, CO, July 30th, 2012 (Altius PR) – Altius Space Machines of Louisville, CO is delighted to announce that we have signed a contract with DARPA to provide engineering services as part of the DARPA Phoenix Program. Associated with Altius Space Machines in this contract is ROCCOR LLC. of Louisville, CO., Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation of [...]

Phoenix satellite concept. (Credit: DARPA)
Louisville, CO, July 30th, 2012 (Altius PR) – Altius Space Machines of Louisville, CO is delighted to announce that we have signed a contract with DARPA to provide engineering services as part of the DARPA Phoenix Program. Associated with Altius Space Machines in this contract is ROCCOR LLC. of Louisville, CO., Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation of Pasadena, CA, and The University of Colorado at Boulder, CO.
The goal of the Phoenix Technologies Program is to develop and demonstrate technologies to enable re-purposing valuable components from retired, nonworking satellites in geosynchronous orbit and demonstrate the ability to create new space systems at greatly reduced cost.
Altius will be providing DARPA with engineering services to develop and integrate a storable tubular arm (STEM) for use as a platform for situational awareness cameras and lights, and as a tool to reduce unwanted vibrations ...