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Completed TRL 7 (started at 4, targeting 7)
The completion of this task will demonstrate a qualified GN&C (Guidance, Navigation & Control system) for use on the Spyder launch vehicle. UP Aerospace will commercially market Spyder launch and payload integration services worldwide. The design concept is scalable to larger payload lifting capability vehicles to meet market demands. These solicitations increase focus on collaborations with the commercial space sector that not only leverage emerging markets and capabilities to meet NASA's strategic goals, but also focus on industry needs. NASA's investments in industry partnerships can accelerate the availability of, and reduce costs for the development and infusion of, these emerging space system capabilities. While developing the technology to enable NASA's next generation of science and human exploration missions, we will grow the economy and strengthen the nation's economic competitiveness.
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