SpaceDev Begins Development Small Launch Vehicle

egom · Feb 16, 2006

Can you plase make the posts shorter? It is difficult to read all that... EgoM

yree · Feb 21, 2006

Flight HomeSubscribeYou are in: Home › News Article DATE:21/02/06 SOURCE:Flight International NASA and X Prize to issue VTOL challenge A $2 million prize for a vertical take-off and vertical landing flight demonstration could be offered by NASA and the X Prize Foundation, as part of the US space agency's Centennial Challenges. Run by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, the Centennial Challenges are competitions supporting the agency's Vision for Space Exploration and its Moon missions. The X Prize Foundation, which organised the $10 million suborbital Ansari X Prize, wants awards to encourage commercial spaceflight technology development. It is in discussions with NASA for potential prizes. "Folks like Jon Carmack, Spacedev and Masten Space Systems would be interested in the vertical take-off, vertical landing prize," says X Prize Foundation chairman Peter Diamandis. California-based Spacedev provides space products and solutions, while Masten Space Systems is a commercial human spaceflight vehicle developer; as is Carmack, a software entrepreneur who funds his own spaceflight development team, Armadillo Aerospace. On 7 February NASA published a call for comments on its proposed rules for the programme and announced partnership opportunities for six challenges. The challenges are the fuel depot demonstration; human lunar all-terrain vehicle; low-cost space pressure suit; lunar night power source; micro re-entry vehicle; and station-keeping solar sail. Diamandis expects teams to compete for Foundation- related prizes by demonstrating their vehicles at the organisation's X Prize Cup event. By 2008 Diamandis wants dozens of flights by different teams aiming to win prizes in categories such as the fastest trip and most passengers.

yree · Mar 9, 2006

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yree · Mar 15, 2006

18 -- Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space (ANGELS) http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLPLSVD/Awards/FA9453%2D06%2DC%2D0331LnCLIN%5F0001%5F%2D%5F0002.html

yree · Mar 24, 2006

SpaceDev Announces Timing of Fiscal 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call POWAY, CA (March 22, 2006) – SpaceDev, Inc. (OTCBB: SPDV) will host a conference call to discuss its 2005 financial results on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The Company expects to file its annual report on Form 10-KSB with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the market is closed on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 and issue a related press release on its financial results on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 before the markets open. SpaceDev invites all those interested in hearing management's discussion of the fiscal 2005 financial results to join the call by dialing (877) 407-9205. International participants may access the call by dialing (201) 689-8054. A replay will be available for one week following the call by dialing (877) 660-6853 for domestic participants or (201) 612-7415 for international participants and entering access code 286 when prompted. Participants may also access a live webcast of the conference call through the investor relations section of SpaceDev's website, www.spacedev.com. About SpaceDev

yree · Mar 28, 2006

SpaceDev Reports Year-End 2005 Results Twelfth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth POWAY, CA – March 28, 2006 – SpaceDev, Inc. (OTCBB: SPDV) reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company recorded its twelfth consecutive quarter of revenue growth and eighth consecutive quarter of operating profit. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, SpaceDev's revenue was approximately $9.0 million, an increase of 84% compared to approximately $4.9 million for 2004. The increase in revenue was due primarily to successful execution and performance under the Company's contract with the Missile Defense Agency and other smaller government contracts. "With a lot of hard work and dedication from the SpaceDev team, we achieved many technical and financial targets for fiscal 2005," said Mark N. Sirangelo, SpaceDev's new chief executive officer. "I am honored to have joined such an innovative and ground-breaking company. Recently, SpaceDev completed the acquisition of Starsys Research Corporation, closed on a $5.2 million equity financing to be used for the Starsys acquisition and for growth capital, and was awarded several new small contacts in 2005 and early 2006 for initial phases for its sophisticated micro- and nano-satellites and hybrid rocket motor propulsion systems." Additionally, Mr. Sirangelo reported, the Company introduced, in 2005, a low-cost modular micro-satellite, called the SpaceDev Mission Xcelerator(TM) Solution, which offers high performance at a low cost per pound. The package includes a SpaceDev MMB-100 satellite bus, payload integration services, a launch and one year of technical support, all for less than $20 million in less than 20 months. SpaceDev also introduced a unique concept for the SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM) vehicle, a six-passenger human space transport system. The system is designed to meet the needs of the emergi

spacefire · Mar 28, 2006

I might buy some shares... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.comhttp://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </div>

yree · May 15, 2006

SpaceDev Announces Timing of Fiscal First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call POWAY, CA (May 10, 2006) – SpaceDev, Inc. (OTCBB: SPDV) will host its first quarter 2006 earnings call on Tuesday, May 16, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Company expects to file its first quarter Form 10-QSB with the Securities and Exchange Commission at market close on Monday, May 15, 2006, or earlier, and issue a related press release on its financial results on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, when the markets open. SpaceDev invites all those interested in hearing management's discussion of the quarter to join the call by dialing (877) 407-9205. International participants may access the call by dialing (201) 689-8054. A replay will be available for one week following the call by dialing (877) 660-6853 for domestic participants or (201) 612-7415 for international participants and entering access code 286 when prompted. Participants may also access a live webcast of the conference call through the investor relations section of SpaceDev's website at www.spacedev.com. About SpaceDev SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV) creates and sells affordable and innovative space products and solutions to government and commercial enterprises. SpaceDev’s innovations include the design, manufacture, marketing and operation of sophisticated micro- and nano-satellites, hybrid rocket-based orbital Maneuvering and orbital Transfer Vehicles as well as sub-orbital and orbital hybrid rocket-based propulsion systems for safe human space flight. In addition, Starsys, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SpaceDev, is engaged in the design and manufacture of mechanical and electromechanical subsystems and components for spacecraft. Starsys' subsystems enable critical spacecraft functions such as pointing solar arrays and communication antennas and restraining, deploying and actuating of moving spacecraft components. For more information, visit <</safety_wrapper>

yree · May 15, 2006

Press Release Source: SpaceDev SpaceDev's Starsys Division Delivers Capture and Separation Systems for the Orbital Express Program Monday May 1, 8:39 am ET POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2006--Starsys, Inc., a SpaceDev Company (OTCBB: SPDV - News) recently delivered two major subsystems -- the Spacecraft-to-Spacecraft Separation System and the Orbital Express Capture System -- for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Orbital Express program, under contract with The Boeing Company. ADVERTISEMENT The goal of the Orbital Express program is to validate the feasibility of the robotic, autonomous on-orbit refueling and reconfiguration of satellites. DARPA foresees that Orbital Express-derived satellites will usher-in a revolution in space operations enabling maneuverable and up-gradable satellites supporting critical national security missions, as well as new and enhanced capabilities for civil and commercial space activities. SpaceDev's Starsys subsystems provide two functions critical to the mission: shock-less separation of the two Orbital Express spacecraft after launch, and capture and docking of the spacecraft prior to servicing. "The delivery of this mission-enabling technology is a significant technical achievement for SpaceDev and a major milestone in the development of Orbital Express," said Robert Vacek, President of Starsys, Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceDev, Inc. "This program is another example of our ability to provide extraordinary results in complex spacecraft mechanism design and development." Orbital Express is being developed by DARPA and is scheduled to launch October 2006. A successful Orbital Express demonstration will provide the foundation for developing an operational system that can provide routine on-orbit servicing of existing satellites as well as future space assets. Additional partners on this team include the National Aeronautics and Space Administrati

yree · Jun 2, 2006

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yree · Jun 22, 2006

Dream assignment Colo.-based team vies for NASA contract to build new spacecraft By Andy Vuong Denver Post Staff Writer SpaceDev chief executive Mark Sirangelo stands next to a model of the aerospace company s Dream Chaser spacecraft. The company, based in Poway, Calif., is leading a Colorado-based team vying for a $500 million NASA contract. (Post / Glen Martin) A little-known aerospace company named Space Dev built the rocket motors that powered Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, which became the first privately funded manned spacecraft to reach outer space in 2004. Today, the company is leading a Colorado-based team vying for a $500 million NASA contract to build a next-generation spacecraft. The company's Dream Chaser spacecraft is designed to take up to six passengers into space and return them to any runway in the world. It could ferry astronauts and cargo to the international space station. The craft would also be available for private space tourists. SpaceDev is based in Poway, Calif., but has most of its 200 employees - including chief executive Mark Sirangelo - in Boulder. If the SpaceDev team wins the contract, Colorado could gain 200 to 400 new jobs, said Sirangelo. Officials with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are scheduled to review the group's proposal today at Centennial Airport, Sirangelo said. Adam Aircraft, based at Centennial, is a partner with SpaceDev on the proposal. "NASA is coming in for two days to get a full briefing in person," Sirangelo said. NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries declined to comment about the visit. Sirangelo said there are six finalists out of more than 25 contenders. If the team wins the contract, the first launch could come within two years, he said. A winner is expected to be chosen this summer for the five-year contract, Humphries said Wednesday. SpaceDev acquired Boulder-based Starsys this ye

yree · Jun 22, 2006

The next generation Gunbarrel company hopes to help fill shuttle void By Tony Kindelspire The Daily Times-Call ENGLEWOOD — A Gunbarrel company that “developed as a classic small garage start-up” might soon play a major role in the next generation of space flight. Scott Tibbitts said Starsys, which he founded in 1987, has always been in the “space business,” but that business has taken an interesting turn since it was purchased by SpaceDev in February. Starsys and SpaceDev, a California company, are finalists in a NASA competition to see who can become the first private industry partner in the agency’s post-shuttle space program. Six companies were chosen as finalists from 25 applicants for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation System, or COTS, program. NASA says it will spend more than $500 million on COTS in the next five years. NASA officials are on the road hearing presentations from the finalists and will be in town to hear SpaceDev’s today and Friday. “We don’t know if they’re going to select one, two, three or even four (companies),” said Tibbitts. SpaceShipOne built the rocket engines for SpaceShipOne, which claimed a $10 million prize two years ago when it became the winner in a race to encourage space tourism. SpaceDev founder Jim Benson was all smiles Wednesday afternoon as he showed off a prototype of his company’s HL 20 spacecraft — the Dream Chaser — at a Centennial Airport hangar. Before founding SpaceDev, Benson had retired at age 50 after 30 years in the computer business and has no firsthand experience with space flight, he said. He did, however, show a visitor his “Moon Tour Reservation” card that he ordered out of a comic book in 1955, when he became enamored with the idea of space travel. “It’s been 51 years, and I’m tired of waiting,” said a grinning Benson, SpaceDev’s chairman and chief technology officer. He said NAS

publiusr · Jun 23, 2006

I just hate that they abandoned the X-34 type craft. I do like the mini-Energiya/Buran type stack though.

yree · Jul 4, 2006

This time, NASA judging space race Web Posted: 07/02/2006 12:00 AM CDT Mike Schneider Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It took help from the U.S. Postal Service to jump-start the nation's commercial aviation industry in the late 1920s and early '30s. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin thinks a little push from government could do the same for the commercial space industry in the next several years. The U.S. space agency is sponsoring a competition in which winning companies will get $500 million in seed money to develop space vehicles that NASA will never design, build or own. Like a U-Haul truck rental, NASA instead will merely lease them on a per-trip basis for sending cargo and eventually crew members to the international space station. The arrangement is unprecedented in the nearly 50-year history of the space agency, which traditionally oversees the development and construction of its own space vehicles. NASA will pay out the money incrementally for each milestone achieved in the vehicles' development. After that, the company or companies that win the competition will have to finance the vehicles on their own. "I consider it to be a big gamble," Griffin told a U.S. Senate committee recently. "It is well past time for NASA to do everything it can to stimulate commercial space transportation ... and I'm trying to do that." NASA hopes the private-sector vehicles can bridge an expected gap between when the space shuttle fleet is grounded in 2010 and the crew exploration vehicle is flying in 2014. A thriving commercial space transportation industry also can give researchers and others opportunities to send payloads into space without relying on NASA's crowded space shuttle schedule or worrying "that the government will decide next month or next year not to launch," Griffin said. About two dozen companies made initial proposals to the government and only six have made it

yree · Jul 12, 2006

SpaceDev's Starsys Division Awarded $4M Contract to Provide Antenna Pointing Gimbals and Deployment Mechanisms for MUOS Program Wednesday July 12, 9:12 am ET POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2006--SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV - News) subsidiary Starsys, Inc., was recently awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide antenna pointing gimbals for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program, which is under direction of the U.S. Navy. MUOS is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. ADVERTISEMENT The initial award is for two flight shipsets and includes two standard A2100 5-meter antenna gimbal assemblies, four Ka-Band antenna gimbal assemblies and two 14-meter gimbal assemblies. Options are included for 12 additional gimbals supporting three additional spacecraft. The contract will include the development and qualification of the Ka-Band and 14-meter gimbal designs in addition to the standard gimbals and solar array deployment hinges Starsys has previously provided for the A2100 bus. Total contract value, with options exercised, exceeds $6 million. "This is an important award for our Company that continues Starsys' long term support of Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft programs," said Mark N. Sirangelo, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of SpaceDev. MUOS will replace the current narrowband tactical satellite communications system known as the Ultra High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) system and provide mobile warfighters a considerable increase in communications capability with improved robustness in the presence of weather, foliage, or other environmental effects. The new communications system will provide ten times more throughput, or volume of information currently transmitted. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, California, is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the M

yree · Aug 10, 2006

SpaceDev Awarded Patent for Hybrid Propulsion Technology POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--SpaceDev, Inc. (OTCBB:SPDV) has been issued a United States patent for its hybrid propulsion technology. The U.S. Patent Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,069,717, entitled "Hybrid Propulsion System," to SpaceDev for technology related to fine altitude and control systems on a spacecraft. The patented Hybrid Propulsion System provides increased control of thruster minimum impulse over conventional systems while simultaneously reducing oxidizer waste. This translates to reduced costs and higher efficiency for SpaceDev's systems. According to the patent, liquid oxidizer from a main motor is used in a gas thruster by converting the liquid oxidizer to a gas state. This ensures that gas, rather than liquid, is delivered to the thruster. "As indicated by the issuance of this patent, SpaceDev continues to make an impact in the private Space technology arena with our affordable and innovative space products and solutions," said Jim Benson, SpaceDev Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. "The historic flight of SpaceShipOne in October 2004 was a testament to the capability of this Company's proprietary rocket motor technology and, we believe, only the beginning of what SpaceDev will ultimately accomplish." The technology behind the patent was developed and funded by SpaceDev. The SpaceDev inventors cited in the "Hybrid Propulsion System" patent are Chris Grainger, Manager Mechanical and Fluids Engineering and Frank Macklin, Vice President Engineering. "We are continuing a strong tradition of intellectual property protection," said Mark N. Sirangelo, SpaceDev Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We have filed and continue to file patents where appropriate, to position SpaceDev as a technology leader. In some cases, we have chosen to maintain trade secret status on certain technology; however, we have filed both an umbrella patent and

publiusr · Aug 11, 2006

The only thing I didn't like were their attacks against Griffin and Ares V. I want HLLV with Dream Chaser instead of the Stick.

yree · Aug 18, 2006

North County Business Briefs: Sharp increase for SpaceDev By: North County Times - POWAY ---- SpaceDev Inc. says that its revenues for the three and six months ended June 30 were $8.6 million and $15.8 million, respectively, up more than 350 percent and 325 percent from the $1.9 million and $3.7 million in revenues during the same two periods in 2005. The company says its revenues increased primarily due to its first-quarter acquisition of Starsys Research Corp., as well as the continuing work on its existing government contracts. Net income for the three and six months ended June 30 was $36,000 and $43,000, respectively, compared with $111,000 and $212,000, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2005. Local attorney to lead course SAN DIEGO ---- Richard Salpietra, a Rancho Santa Fe attorney, will instruct the "Common-Interest Development Law Seminar" from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Courtyard by Marriott, 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd. in San Diego. The cost is $96 for Community Associations Institute members and $136 for nonmembers. Call (619) 299-1376 or go to www.cai-sd.org. Problem-solving meeting planned OCEANSIDE ---- The Center for Entreprenomics and Small Business Development Center will hold a free joint meeting discussing problem-solving for small-business owners from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at the SBDC, 1823 Mission Ave. To R.S.V.P., call (760) 795-8740.

publiusr · Aug 22, 2006

I wish them luck. I love the look of their mini-energiya/buran stack.

virusxp · Sep 1, 2006

I just wondered - could SpaceDev be paying you for keeping this thread alive all by yourself?

space_dreamer · Sep 3, 2006

Are there any new pictures of the SpaceDev's Dreamchaser?

publiusr · Oct 27, 2006

You might try dropping them a line and have them post new picts to keep in the news.

space_dreamer · Nov 1, 2006

That's not a bad idea, ill do that. It's a shame they didn't win a COTS prize but i have faith in SpaceDev!

j05h · Nov 1, 2006

Is the Dreamchaser a SpaceDev vehicle or a Benson Space Co. vehicle? Jim Benson was at the X Prize Cup, but the vehicle was not. This page indicates that Benson Space is buying/leasing Dream Chaser craft from SpaceDev: http://bensonspace.com/spaceships.html I wonder if the same suborbital vehicle will be adaptable into an orbital role with a first stage? It'd be like everyone's favorite viewgraph spaceplanes, but it's been hidden in hangar storage for 20 years? It's VTHL and all the stuff that Spacefire and others are always going on about. Josh <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div align="center">We need a first generation of pioneers. </div> </div>

docm · Nov 2, 2006

The Dream Chaser originated at NASA as the HL-20, an orbital spaceplane for ISS crew exchanges, so yes it should work nicely in orbit. The proposal was for 8 passengers and a 2 man crew. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/HL-20.html <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

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