48 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2023
Northrop Grumman, NASA to
Shape Future E
Integration of Uncrewed Autonomous Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation is collabo-
rating with NASA to develop and test solutions
for integrating large, uncrewed aircra systems
into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Heart Aerospace Selects Siemens
Xcelerator for New Electric Airplane E
Electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace has
selected Capital from the Siemens Xcelera-
tor portfolio to support its E/E system design,
development, and certification of zero emission
electric aircra. e Capital tool's strong com-
pliance functionality can help Heart Aerospace
to leverage automation and digital data conti-
nuity to facilitate faster regulatory compliance.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Awarded Missile Track Custody
Development Contract E
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been
awarded a prime contract to develop a proto-
type Missile Track Custody system for the U.S.
Space Force. MTC is the service's first Medium
Earth Orbit missile tracking system.
US, Japan Sign Space Collaboration
Agreement at NASA Headquarters E
During an event hosted by NASA Adminis-
trator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator
Pam Melroy at the agency's Headquarters in
Washington recently, representatives from the
United States and Japan gathered to sign a pact
that recognizes a mutual interest in peaceful
exploration.
Satcom Direct Installs Prototype
Terminal for Inmarsat's Jet ConneX
Inflight Broadband Service E
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions
provider, has completed the installation of the
first Plane Simple Ka-band antenna on the
company's SD Gulfstream G550.
DARPA Kicks Off JUMP 2.0 Consortium
Aimed at Microelectronics Revolution E
DARPA, along with the Semiconductor
Research Corporation (SRC) and industry
and academic stakeholders, is kicking off the
Joint University Microelectronics Program
2.0 ( JUMP 2.0), which expands on the origi-
nal collaboration aimed at accelerating U.S.
advances in information and communications
technologies.
Heat Shield Inspections Underway
on Artemis I Orion Spacecraft E
Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility
at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
engineers and technicians conduct inspections
of the heat shield on the Orion spacecra for
the Artemis I mission.
IPC Welcomes New Director of North
American Government Relations E
IPC announces the addition of Jeffrey Gold-
berg as director of North American govern-
ment relations to its staff at IPC's offices in
Washington, D.C. In this role, Goldberg will
help lead IPC's federal advocacy work in col-
laboration with IPC's Government Relations
Committee and IPC's Vice President of Global
Government Relations Chris Mitchell.
