SPACE

SPACE

Innovation That Advances the Mission

From technology innovation to mission operations to supply chain security, ManTech delivers full lifecycle support across the space community. We transform IT enterprises and operations while ensuring your vital infrastructure is shielded by our cyber solutions.  With more than 50 successful years in the aerospace sector, we have a proven track record of improving the performance, resilience and security of our customers’ space operations.

Guided by your mission. Delivered by our experts.  Securing the future.

In the last 5 years ManTech has supported 125 launches for the USAF, NRO, NASA, SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral to Vandenberg AFB on Atlas, Delta, and Falcon launch vehicles. We understand the complexities of the space community’s IT infrastructure, and the need for transformation and modernization. Using the full range of analytics, we craft the best IT solution to safely and securely accomplish your mission cost-effectively, with the required speed, efficiency and accuracy.

 

MISSION-FOCUSED SOLUTION AREAS

Launch and Range Operations 

Control Room

ManTech is the prime contractor for the Launch Range Systems Engineering & Integration support both at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral launch facilities.  ManTech performs the satellite integration and pre-launch checkout ensure launch readiness, and executes the launch.  We monitor the launch through on-orbit delivery and execute contingency procedures as appropriate.  ManTech personnel have participated in virtually all Air Force and NRO launches since winning the contract in 2009 for a 100% success rate.

  • Risk management
  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
  • Mission integration and schedule management
  • Configuration and data management
  • New entrant launch vehicle certification/non-recurring design validation

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Space Range

Space Range

ManTech has embraced the challenge of identifying and capturing the unique threats and vulnerabilities in the space domain with our newest offering, the ManTech Space Range. Built upon the success of ACRE®, ManTech’s innovative and fully operational cyber range, we are expanding our robust, scalable and hyper-realistic range to encompass the unique requirements of a cyber infrastructure supporting a space enterprise.

  • Space Range is a reusable, flexible, physical and virtualized space and cyber range
  • Space Range is built using a Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) model
  • Entire space, ground and network environments can be converted to Software Defined Infrastructure (SDIs) on demand
  • Ability to provide a before and after vulnerability assessment
  • Realistic network traffic stimulation
  • ManTech’s team of Space and Cyber professionals bring an offense-informed cyber defense

For more information, visit the Space Range website

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Space Resilience

satellite

Resilience is the ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. An architecture that is more resilient can provide these functions with higher probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or alternative government, commercial or international capabilities.

  • Avoidance: countermeasures against potential adversaries
  • Robustness: architecture properties and design features to enhance survivability and resist functional degradation
  • Reconstitution: plans and operations to re-establish full operational capability and capacity for the full range of missions, operations, or contingencies

For more insight watch video of Rick Wagner and Matt Tait discussing Space Resilience

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Digital Engineering 

Delta Launch

Launch and space customers face complex challenges to ensure their missions are successful. To meet these challenges, our Model-Based Engineering (MBE) solutions provide several important benefits across the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Enterprise

  • Integration of mission, systems, physics, cost models
  • Lower costs across mission lifecycle when applied during early integration
  • Model-Based Engineering (MBE)
  • Modeling as a Service (MaaS)
  • Leveraging Commercial Best Practices

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Human Space Flight Support

HSFS

ManTech supports the U.S. Strategic Command’s Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) program and NASA’s Commercial Crew program and Orion requirements. In August 2019, this was put under U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM).

  • Crew Rescue Training Exercises
  • Full Mission Profile Training Exercises

Watch HSFS Video

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Security and Mission Operations

rocket launch

Securing mission critical systems and protecting classified information are of utmost importance to national security no matter where it takes us – land, sea, air, space or cyber national and tactical systems of intelligence. ManTech delivers comprehensive mission assurance and safety in the development, engineering, acquisition, manufacturing, testing, integration and support of critical systems and missions, including space lift and satellite systems.

Launch and Range Operations 

Control Room

ManTech is the prime contractor for the Launch Range Systems Engineering & Integration support both at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral launch facilities.  ManTech performs the satellite integration and pre-launch checkout ensure launch readiness, and executes the launch.  We monitor the launch through on-orbit delivery and execute contingency procedures as appropriate.  ManTech personnel have participated in virtually all Air Force and NRO launches since winning the contract in 2009 for a 100% success rate.

  • Risk management
  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
  • Mission integration and schedule management
  • Configuration and data management
  • New entrant launch vehicle certification/non-recurring design validation

Download brochure

Space Range

Space Range

ManTech has embraced the challenge of identifying and capturing the unique threats and vulnerabilities in the space domain with our newest offering, the ManTech Space Range. Built upon the success of ACRE®, ManTech’s innovative and fully operational cyber range, we are expanding our robust, scalable and hyper-realistic range to encompass the unique requirements of a cyber infrastructure supporting a space enterprise.

  • Space Range is a reusable, flexible, physical and virtualized space and cyber range
  • Space Range is built using a Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) model
  • Entire space, ground and network environments can be converted to Software Defined Infrastructure (SDIs) on demand
  • Ability to provide a before and after vulnerability assessment
  • Realistic network traffic stimulation
  • ManTech’s team of Space and Cyber professionals bring an offense-informed cyber defense

For more information, visit the Space Range website

Watch Space Range Video

Download Brochure

Space Resilience

satellite

Resilience is the ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. An architecture that is more resilient can provide these functions with higher probability, shorter periods of reduced capability, and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats. Resilience may leverage cross-domain or alternative government, commercial or international capabilities.

  • Avoidance: countermeasures against potential adversaries
  • Robustness: architecture properties and design features to enhance survivability and resist functional degradation
  • Reconstitution: plans and operations to re-establish full operational capability and capacity for the full range of missions, operations, or contingencies

For more insight watch video of Rick Wagner and Matt Tait discussing Space Resilience

Download Brochure

Digital Engineering 

Delta Launch

Launch and space customers face complex challenges to ensure their missions are successful. To meet these challenges, our Model-Based Engineering (MBE) solutions provide several important benefits across the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Enterprise

  • Integration of mission, systems, physics, cost models
  • Lower costs across mission lifecycle when applied during early integration
  • Model-Based Engineering (MBE)
  • Modeling as a Service (MaaS)
  • Leveraging Commercial Best Practices

Download Brochure

Human Space Flight Support

HSFS

ManTech supports the U.S. Strategic Command’s Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) program and NASA’s Commercial Crew program and Orion requirements. In August 2019, this was put under U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM).

  • Crew Rescue Training Exercises
  • Full Mission Profile Training Exercises

Watch HSFS Video

Download Brochure

Security and Mission Operations

rocket launch

Securing mission critical systems and protecting classified information are of utmost importance to national security no matter where it takes us – land, sea, air, space or cyber national and tactical systems of intelligence. ManTech delivers comprehensive mission assurance and safety in the development, engineering, acquisition, manufacturing, testing, integration and support of critical systems and missions, including space lift and satellite systems.

HSFS

Human Space Flight Support

IT-FOCUSED SOLUTION Areas

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Our customers’ missions require cybersecurity capabilities that secure critical data assets and infrastructures. Our solutions not only improve our customers’ cybersecurity posture, but also provide new insights and approaches that turn cybersecurity-relevant data into actionable, prioritized insights. 

Cloud Migration

Enterprise and Cloud Systems Integration

ManTech’s DNA is grounded in security. Since the beginning of cloud computing, we’ve been focused on the re-platforming of sophisticated, mission applications to secure, cloud service driven and fault tolerant applications for government customers. Our work focuses on programs that have spanned hundreds of application migrations to the AWS cloud. Our customers benefit not only from our vast experience but also from a variety of customized migration options.

Data Center Operations

Veterans - Data Analytics

The pace of data creation shows no signs of slowing down – quite the opposite. We’re creating more of it, faster than ever, and separating the signal from the noise is more complex than ever. For our customers, ManTech offers an array of Data Center Operations services that ensure their data is secure, accessible, and actionable – even as their data volumes continue to grow. 

Enterprise IT

enterprise managed

For decades, ManTech has supported enterprise IT where it counts most for customers: making systems work better. Through service-level agreements (SLAs) we get to the heart of problems via network discovery and data collection & analytics. Knowledge-based metrics reveal any areas that need help and point to specific recommendations for improvement. Our straightforward, data-based approach is known for enhancing system performance on a global scale.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Our customers’ missions require cybersecurity capabilities that secure critical data assets and infrastructures. Our solutions not only improve our customers’ cybersecurity posture, but also provide new insights and approaches that turn cybersecurity-relevant data into actionable, prioritized insights. 

Cloud Migration

Enterprise and Cloud Systems Integration

ManTech’s DNA is grounded in security. Since the beginning of cloud computing, we’ve been focused on the re-platforming of sophisticated, mission applications to secure, cloud service driven and fault tolerant applications for government customers. Our work focuses on programs that have spanned hundreds of application migrations to the AWS cloud. Our customers benefit not only from our vast experience but also from a variety of customized migration options.

Data Center Operations

Veterans - Data Analytics

The pace of data creation shows no signs of slowing down – quite the opposite. We’re creating more of it, faster than ever, and separating the signal from the noise is more complex than ever. For our customers, ManTech offers an array of Data Center Operations services that ensure their data is secure, accessible, and actionable – even as their data volumes continue to grow. 

Enterprise IT

enterprise managed

For decades, ManTech has supported enterprise IT where it counts most for customers: making systems work better. Through service-level agreements (SLAs) we get to the heart of problems via network discovery and data collection & analytics. Knowledge-based metrics reveal any areas that need help and point to specific recommendations for improvement. Our straightforward, data-based approach is known for enhancing system performance on a global scale.

ManTech's NASA Work

Further Reading

Civilian Space Initiatives

Andre Hicks

Vice President & Division Manager

Federal Civilian Space Initiatives

[email protected]

Defense Space Initiatives

Bill "BK" Kelley

Vice President & Division Manager

Defense Space Initiatives

[email protected]