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Object Detection in Cislunar Space: Nguyen Awarded DARPA Grant

October 14, 2026

“We’re proud to partner with Professor Tam Nguyen and the University of Maryland on this important DARPA effort,” said Bradley Cheetham, President & CEO of Advanced Space. “

Advanced Space Founders Bradley Cheetham and Jeff Parker Receive Associate Fellow Honor from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

September 30, 2026

Advanced Space co-founders Bradley Cheetham, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Chief Technology Officer, have been selected to be Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Joint Statement from Advanced Space and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the CAPSTONE 02 Collaboration

September 16, 2026

The partnership brings together complementary technical capabilities, a shared commitment to rigorous engineering, and a common focus on advancing reliable, cost-effective cislunar mission operations.

Advanced Space Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract to Develop Space Situational Awareness Capabilities in Low Lunar Orbit for NASA

September 15, 2026

NASA has awarded Advanced Space a follow-on Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to mature Lunar Sentinel, which focuses on close-approach risk assessment of objects at the Moon.

Advanced Space Completes Critical Design Review Milestone for CAPSTONE 02

August 25, 2026

Advanced Space announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission. As prime contractor for CAPSTONE 02, Advanced Space is leading the development of the mission, which will help advance key cislunar capabilities to support NASA’s Artemis program, Moon Base, and future deep space missions.

Joint Statement from Advanced Space and Space Dynamics Laboratory

August 24, 2026

Advanced Space and Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) are proud to continue their partnership on CAPSTONE 02, building on the success of the original CAPSTONETM mission around the Moon. As the prime contractor, owner and operator, Advanced Space…

Advanced Space Selected for an Unfunded NASA Space Act Agreement (SAA) to Develop Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy in Cislunar Space

August 11, 2026

Advanced Space will partner with NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) to enhance the Starling algorithms and incorporate them on space flight demonstrations for missions at the Moon currently in formulation for flight testing in 2027 or later.

Advanced Space Selected for Unfunded NASA Space Act Agreement (SAA) to Develop Cislunar Spacecraft Autonomy with autoNGC

August 11, 2026

The agreement will advance the state of the art in spacecraft autonomy by building on the agency’s Autonomous Navigation Guidance and Control (autoNGC) software to enable it to operate spacecraft in cislunar space.

Advanced Space is Heading Back to the Moon for NASA with New Mission: CAPSTONE 02

July 24, 2026

Advanced Space is pleased to announce CAPSTONE 02, a new two-spacecraft mission being developed in partnership with NASA along with Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company, as the bus provider.

Advanced Space Deepens Partnership with NASA on Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission

July 1, 2026

Advanced Space Joins Team Supporting NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope slated to launch on August 30, 2026. WESTMINSTER, CO, 1 July 2026 – Advanced Space, a leading space technology solutions company supporting the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of…