As the prime contractor for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at Kennedy Space Center, Amentum supports the Artemis Program with development, integration, and operations of flight vehicle components, including assembly, integration, testing, launch, and recovery. We play a vital role in modernizing NASA’s facilities and ground support equipment for the Artemis Program, which aims to return humans to the moon and prepare for future missions to Mars. In addition to supporting NASA’s missions, our teams provide technical expertise to major commercial aerospace companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Sierra Nevada. As NASA’s largest professional and technical services provider, we deliver innovative solutions across exploration and research programs, supporting unique facilities like NASA’s arc jets and wind tunnels and contributing to Department of Defense initiatives. Showcase capabilities:

• Ground Systems Design, Operation & Modernization
• Facility Operation and Maintenance
• Intelligent Asset Management Solutions
• Launch, Recovery Operations & Support
• Launch Software Requirements, Design, Development and Deployment

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Amentum provides technical leadership and expertise to flagship NASA programs such as the Artemis human deep space exploration program, which includes the  Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule;, the International Space Station, Commercial Cargo and Commercial Crew launch services programs, key science programs such as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Mars Perseverance rover.  We specialize in vehicle systems engineering and integration, flight software development, avionics systems integration, and structural load development. Our team supports critical functions like propulsion and acoustic testing and the design, development, and analysis of SLS components. We also oversee the design, development, and testing of ground support equipment essential for transporting, testing, and operating the massive SLS hardware. Showcase capabilities:

• Orbital Trajectory Design and Analysis
• Launch Vehicle, Spacecraft, and Payload Integration and Processing, Flight Software Development and Test, and Hardware/Software Integration and Test
• Design, Development, Validation, Deployment and Flight Operations of Space Flight Hardware / Systems, including Avionics, Propulsion, Environmental, Thermal, and Fluid Systems

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We specialize in the operations, maintenance, and sustainment of current and legacy systems for tracking and cataloging man-made objects in space. Our expertise includes mitigating orbital conflicts and providing threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems. We also manage classified communications, software development, integration operations, and maintenance. In Colorado Springs, Amentum plays a crucial role in supporting USNORTHCOM and NORAD in developing space mapping, surveillance, and early threat detection and mitigation strategies for North America. This critical work, performed at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex and Peterson Space Force Base, enables timely responses to potential threats, directly supporting USSPACECOM, USNORTHCOM, and NORAD. It provides essential data to help guide air defense systems, ensuring the protection of North American airspace. Showcase capabilities:

• Operations, maintenance, and sustainment of current and legacy systems
• Mitigation of orbital conflicts
• Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems
• Operations and maintenance of classified communications
• Software and development integration

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Government and private sector space agencies worldwide are experiencing significant industry disruption and innovation. Amentum leverages decades of experience and expertise in scientific, engineering, and technology innovation to deliver high-end solutions for remote sensing and earth observation, intelligence gathering, communications and navigation, and space-enabled science and exploration. We provide space exploration integration systems engineering, astromaterials science, deep space research, and hardware reliability testing services at NASA’s primary center for human spaceflight design and development. Our engineers design and test life support systems, vehicles, flight hardware, software development, astronaut safety systems, and image analysis of space systems hardware for major programs such as Artemis, Commercial Crew, the International Space Station, and Astromaterials Research & Exploration Sciences. Showcase Capabilities

• Program concept, design, development, deployment, and mission support
• Astromaterials research & exploration sciences
• Moon-to-Mars
• Next-Generation Network and Satellite Communications

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Amentum has planned and designed some of the world’s most significant flight and test facilities and infrastructure, from establishing and maintaining military bases worldwide to some of the largest civil works projects. We provide a full spectrum of services, from policy and strategy through site analysis and project execution, helping our clients improve and diversify their planning and infrastructure to fulfill their important missions. Showcase capabilities:

• RDT&E Facility Design, Build, Operate and Maintain: Orbex, an orbital launch services company serving the needs of the small satellite industry, is working towards launching its Prime rocket from Sutherland Spaceport near Tongue, Scotland. Amentum, an investor in Orbex, has led phase one of the spaceport construction, and it is envisaged that we will provide spaceport operations support, operations consultancy, and engineering services.
• In one of the first NASA public-private partnerships, the Amentum team designed and constructed the launch facility for the X-33 Single Stage To Orbit (SSTO) technology demonstrator at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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Amentum provides mission critical, real-time Agile software design, development, & integration support for the full life cycle using test-driven development, continuous integration (CI) / continuous development (CD), automation & virtualization, and maintains Agile coaches to and consult on Agile process such as SAFe, LeSS, Scrum, Kanban and other philosophies.  The focus is on rapid evolution with technology, such as AI/ML, through investment in training, certification, and in its unclassified and classified labs. Showcase capabilities:

• Navy SYP-6 Radar and Ground / Air Oriented Radar: Amentum provides software development, modeling and simulation, software design and requirements development, software element integration testing, CM /DM, tool design, coding, and maintenance, DEVSECOPS, and radar data collection analysis support for major radar systems.
• Navy Strategic Systems: Amentum provides software development, wargaming modeling and simulation, process transformation, data analysis, software design and integration for Strategic Programs fire control, unmanned ariel systems, high energy / laser and international software communications standards support for Maritime Theater Missile Defense.

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As a prime contractor, Amentum provides Network Engineering support to multiple customers to Naval Information Warfare Center, Atlantic and Joint Staff (J7) Suffolk, VA.  Our network engineers develop and maintain networks vital to VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA Class new construction Test and Evaluation (T&E) programs in addition to J7 war gaming and modeling and simulation tasking.  COLUMBIA is the most important ACAT 1 Navy Program today.  Amentum also provides Information Assurance/Cyber Security services for these networks using Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes. As a subcontractor, Amentum provides network engineering services to DISA PCS Mechanicsburg, PA; and Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM maintaining key networks. Showcase capabilities:

• Evaluate network component modernization and upgrades
• Perform network component installation and test
• Utilize A&A processes to ensure success in obtaining Authority To Operate (ATO) determinations.
• Apply System Level Continuous Monitoring (SLCM) Plans to achieve successful RMF ATOs.
• Develop Incident Response Plans, Disaster & Recovery Plans, Continuity Of Operations Plans, and other governance Policies

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Under the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, Amentum delivers the planning, integration and execution of the IT platform for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through IT products and services, logistics support, command and control, and mission protection services.  This includes a broad scope of research and development, systems engineering, integration, enterprise IT, and digital transformation tailored to ensure the success of events and critical missions for MDA programs and functional organizations. Amentum has played a critical role in advancing MDA’s capability in the protection against evolving threats in designing, building and delivering a first-of-its-kind Missile Defense Enterprise Ground Service (MEGS).  This platform not only provides command and control for MDA’s mission satellites, but also serves as a key asset for enabling MDA’s rigorous flight-testing schedule, providing tracking, telemetry, data storage and management services, to name a few. This is a significant accomplishment for national defense considering the technical complexity and interoperability requirements. The IRES contract offers 24/7 support to the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) at Schriever Space Force Base— a key component of the Missile Defense System (MDS)— as well as other locations such as the Von Braun Complex at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and Washington, D.C. Showcase capabilities:

• Program integration and systems engineering
• Missile Defense System (MDS) mission operations and testing
• Wargames and exercises
• Modeling and simulation
• Enterprise IT, cybersecurity and communications
• Operations and maintenance of facility infrastructure

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The demand for robust, scalable digital infrastructure continues to accelerate at a rapid pace across all industries.  The growing adoption of artificial intelligence, multi-cloud strategies, enterprise digital transformation, IoT, edge computing, and machine learning all drive increasing demand for connectivity, data processing, and security. Solving this demand requires the comprehensive development of data centers, high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, and edge networks.  Amentum’s best-in-class capabilities play a primary role in delivering this critical infrastructure for our clients and services, including:

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Network Deployment
• Systems Integration
• PMCM, Complex Project Delivery

Amentum supports the full life cycle of network development, from strategy and planning to design and deployment to network performance management and maintenance. In doing so, It empowers enterprises to unlock the full potential of their efficiency, security, and scale. Showcase capabilities:

• Design+Build of Digital Infrastructure facilities
  • Data Centers
  • Utilities
  • Transportation
  • Healthcare
  • Public/Private Communications Networks

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Amentum’s advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology and cutting-edge on-board processing capabilities redefine the boundaries of satellite payload performance. In the realm of cybersecurity and data analytics, our satellite payloads are engineered to execute critical functions such as communication interception, signals intelligence (SIGINT) gathering, and secure data transmission with unmatched precision. These payloads empower our clients to gain actionable insights from space-based assets, ensuring superiority in information dominance and mission success. Contact Amentum to learn more.