Muon Space manufacturing. Photo: Muon Space
Muon Space has won further business from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The newly awarded contract stage will continue to develop the national security potential of multispectral electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) data with global coverage and rapid revisit rates. Muon Space’s capabilities support persistent situational awareness of global thermal activity. Muon Space announced the new contract award, May 16.
The NRO awarded Muon Space Stage II under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) framework within the commercial electro-optical (EO) capabilities focus area, to validate on-orbit performance. Stage II will include an end-to-end demonstration of Muon Space’s EO/IR capabilities, and continued testing and evaluation by the NRO.
Muon Space was named to SCE contract in late 2023, as the NRO looked to designed to assess emerging providers and capabilities.
Muon Space has a vertically integrated technology platform, Muon Halo, that aims to provide end-to-end solutions from space-based sensing to advanced onboard processing. It is designed to support a range of government and commercial applications.
“This follow-on award signals growing confidence in our ability to deliver timely, high-quality data from space – a core requirement for national security and disaster resilience alike. We are honored to deepen our collaboration with the NRO and to demonstrate how commercial space can play a transformative role in the future of national intelligence and global response,” Jonny Dyer, CEO, Muon Space, said in a statement.
Muon Space plans to launch five Halo satellites this year. One upcoming satellite for a customer will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission, featuring two payload capabilities with infrared and GNSS-reflectometry instruments.