Draper selects Los Angeles spacecraft designer Proteus Space for a multi-year on-orbit mission covering custom bus design, integration, launch brokerage, and operations. Proteus Space CEO David Kervin and Draper space lead Aaron Blow discuss compressed timelines for novel payloads.
Proteus Space names retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider to its board of directors. The company also says it was named a prime awardee on the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD multiple-award IDIQ in December 2025.
NASA selects Proteus Space for a 45-day rapid spacecraft conceptual design study using its MERCURY platform. The release also says SpaceWERX and AFRL selected the company for a TACFI, while MERCURY ONE completed launch integration as an AFWERX-funded ESPA satellite.
UC Davis and Proteus Space partnered to fly an onboard digital-twin payload that models spacecraft battery health in real time. The payload is described as the first-ever dynamic digital twin to launch into space. The government-sponsored satellite was planned for an October 2025 launch from Vandenberg.
