The Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) has recently won two major support efforts with NASA in areas of propulsion and life support. ORBITEC led and primed a team of small businesses that won the opportunity to provide development support in propulsion systems (RTAPS) for the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland Ohio. ORBITEC’s entire team Briefed NASA with the vast capabilities it can bring to the space propulsion technology needs of NASA. A series of priority development needs will be presented to be sourced to ORBITEC’s team and 4 other large company teams over the next 5 years totaling $50M. ORBITEC has integrated a talented and experienced team of small businesses, universities, and a smaller group of large businesses, located in 12 states.
ORBITEC also just won, as part of the Wyle Laboratories team, another development support contract with NASA Johnson Space in Houston Texas called Crew, Robotics, Avionics, and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE). ORBITEC’s primary role is to provide solutions in the area of life support systems and crew related technologies including it interactive 3D information systems capabilities. Wyle is one of three companies receiving an award which, cumulatively, is expected to be awarded $70M of development over the next 5 years.
ORBITEC’s commercial viability and expansion is going strong with sales and projects with every division relating from government to commercial applications for a goal of diversifying the mix.
