Millennium Space Systems is a privately held, employee-owned company founded in 2001, providing alternative and relevant solutions to today’s aerospace challenges. The company designs flight systems and develops mission and system solutions for the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and National Aeronautics & Space Administration. For more information, visit www.millennium-space.com.
News from Millennium Space Systems:
Millennium Space Systems Receives Order from SSL for Follow-on Buy of Reaction Wheels
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems is pleased to announce that SSL in Palo Alto, CA has placed a follow-on order for 23 RWA-1000 flight reaction wheels. This follows the original order for 52 reaction wheels now that Millennium has delivered 5 ship sets of those wheels. The repeat procurement […]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems announces the promotions of Vince Deno to Chief Operating Officer and Bob Newberry to President, as the Company positions itself for further growth in the space & defense sector. The Company is expanding its R&D investments, manufacturing & production facilities, and workforce to support its […]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems has officially broken ground on Phase-3 of its manufacturing & production plan, building out an additional 35,000 square feet at its existing spacecraft factory in El Segundo, CA, located two miles south of LAX and adjacent to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and […]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems announces the appointment of Robert (Bob) Newberry (USAF-Ret) as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, as the Company expands both its manufacturing & productions facilities and its satellite design and development business base. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160302/339572 Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160302/339573LOGO With his broad and […]
Millennium Space Systems Begins Spacecraft Integration of Air Force's Wide Field of View Testbed
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems started spacecraft integration of the United States Air Force's Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed. The WFOV spacecraft bus platform will be functionally integrated, tested and checked out in summer 2016, in preparation for sensor integration. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160215/333096 Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160215/333097LOGO Sponsored by […]
Company reinforces its senior leadership as the alternative provider of affordable high performance spacecraft and components EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems is pleased to introduce Jim McClelland as its Vice President of Mission Engineering and Operations. Mr. McClelland joins the company to further develop its growing portfolio of defense, civil […]
Millennium Space Systems Appoints Michael Todaro as Director of Mission Operations
Company Expands its Collocated Mission Operations Center to Service Three Flight Programs EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems is pleased to announce Mike Todaro has joined Millennium as the Director of Mission Operations. Mr. Todaro brings over 20 years of directly applicable on-orbit mission & related ground operations know-how to bolster […]
Millennium Space Systems Launches ALTAIR™ Mission Customization Website
Interactive MyALTAIR.com "Build-Your-Own-Mission" Site Designed to Mix and Match Payloads, Orbits and Ground Systems into an Integrated Space Mission Concept EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems announces the launch of MyALTAIR.com, a user interactive site designed to customize mission concepts based on Millennium's ALTAIR small space platform. The site is designed […]
Millennium Space Systems Begins Production on the First Commercial ALTAIR™ Spacecraft
One Year to Launch for Software Defined Satellite EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems proudly announces the first commercial ALTAIR™ spacecraft is now in production. ALTAIR I further validates DARPA's original SeeMe vision of game-changing affordability and responsiveness, coupled with high performance mission capability – ALTAIR™ leverages Millennium's SeeMe design, taking […]
Millennium Space Systems Ships 4 of 52 Flight Reaction Wheels to SSL
Commercial Fixed-Price RWA-1000 Product Ships Just Months After Signing Contract EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems today announced that it has shipped out their first set of RWA-1000 reaction wheels to commercial customer SSL in Palo Alto, CA. This first delivery— under a contract from SSL which was inked just four […]
Millennium Space Systems Granted Exclusive License From NASA Goddard
Patented Demiseable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly Development Kicks Off EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems today announced that it has finalized an exclusive production license for the patented "Demisable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly" (DIRWA) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This exclusive license establishes the milestone point to kick off the […]
Millennium Space Systems Qualifies AQUILA M8 Series Satellite Structure
Development test vehicle passes all structural qualification tests. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems, a leader in development of affordable high-performance spacecraft, today announced the completion of structural qualification of its AQUILA M8 satellite structure. AQUILA M8—under development for a confidential customer—joins Millennium's AQUILA platform product line, supporting missions of up […]
Millennium Space Systems Wins Commercial Reaction Wheel Contract
Reaction wheel production line ramps up for commercial satellite constellation EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems, a leader in development of affordable high-performance spacecraft and components, has inked a major contract to manufacture reaction wheels for a commercial satellite constellation. The production order, received from prime contractor Space Systems/Loral (SSL) validates […]
Millennium Space Systems Launches First Round of Commercial Bootstrap™ Initiative
Selected government and commercial partners will have immediate and affordable access to space. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems, a leader in development of affordable high-performance spacecraft, today unveiled the first round of its commercial Bootstrap™ initiative. Under Bootstrap™, Millennium will competitively select partners for an initial OEM production run of […]
Millennium Space Completes Air Force Weather Satellite Design
Company Tailors its AQUILA M2 Platform for Disaggregated Weather Missions EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems today announced that its Disaggregated Weather Satellite Pathfinder (DWSP) spacecraft, under design contract to the USAF Space & Missiles Center's Defense Weather Systems Directorate, has passed an important milestone design review. Performed under a fixed-price […]
Millennium Space Systems Opens New 70,000 sq-ft Headquarters
Factory of the New Millennium Fosters Efficiency, Flexibility EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Space Systems executives, employees, business partners, and government officials today celebrated the opening of the company's "Factory of the New Millennium," in El Segundo, California. The 70,000 square-foot facility will accommodate all of Millennium's satellite engineering, manufacturing and […]
