The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II definitive contract valued at $30,000,000.00 to K2 Space Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing organization based in Torrance, California. The contract tasks K2 Space with completing the first "mega class" satellite bus, designing and building payload interfaces, integrating payloads onto the bus, launching the completed satellite, and operating it for at least one year after launch. This contract is set aside for total small business participation. K2 Space Corporation's expertise in advanced space technologies, including software-defined payloads, electric propulsion, and satellite platforms, supports AFRL's research and development objectives in the space domain.
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