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Air Force Awards Outpost $33.2 Million for Hypersonic Testing Vehicle
August 29, 2024 | BUSINESS WIREEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Outpost Technologies Corporation, pioneering multi-ton Earth return to advance development of the space economy, announced that the company is selected to receive a $33.2 million, four-year Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from the Air Force Ventures program (AFWERX) to develop and test a scalable heat shield, payload bus and paragliding system to develop a Joint Precision Orbital Cargo (J-POC) space vehicle to support hypersonic testing and reentry missions. The selection notice was presented on August 22nd, at Fed Supernova 2024, the premiere defense event in Austin, TX, and will begin later this year.
The anticipated AFWERX award will fund four principal Outpost missions of the company’s Ferryall Earth-return vehicle, and development of the large-scale Outpost Carryall vehicle, which will carry up to 10 tons of cargo back to Earth. The first launch is set for the end of 2026.
In accepting the selection notice, Jason Dunn, Founder and CEO of Outpost, stated: “This AFWERX STRATFI program will directly contribute to protecting the lives of our military personnel, by delivering supplies and payloads through space. We eliminate the need for aviators to fly through dangerous airspace with this technology. Outpost’s innovative approach ensures that our members on the ground remain connected to the critical logistics and supply lines they rely on, all while minimizing risk to our forces.”
“Outpost has worked to develop a scalable heat shield and autonomous atmospheric paraglider that enables Earth return of multi-ton cargo from space,” Dunn continued. “This is a game changer in our ability to support the government in hypersonic testing and reentry missions by providing a regular cadence of Earth return to collect valuable hypersonic data necessary to enable future DoD capabilities. Additionally, this program will enable myriad private manufacturing of materials in space, such as fiber optic cable, which will tremendously benefit our lives on Earth.”
In recent weeks, Outpost has announced several new contracts including the $1.25 million Space GARAGE (Global Asset Resupply And Gear Enhancement) Direct To Phase 2 contract with the Air Force to develop the capability to use Ferryall and Carryall to warehouse cargo on orbit for just in time delivery anywhere on Earth. The Space GARAGE program will focus on the development and testing of Outpost’s re-entry technology and support the government’s warfighter in maintaining logistics and supplies in hard to reach locations around the globe.
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