December 21, 2021 07:00 AM Mountain Standard Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, celebrates its first anniversary with Raytheon Intelligence & Space, one of the four RTX businesses, which specializes in developing advanced sensors, cyber and software solutions. “Raytheon’s investment has […]
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Blue Canyon Technologies Announces Reaction Wheel Milestone on NASA’s CYGNSS Mission
December 15, 2021 08:00 AM Mountain Standard Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced the five-year on-orbit milestone of its reaction wheels and star trackers on NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission. Manufactured and operated by […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Selected by Ball Aerospace to Provide Spacecraft Bus for NASA Solar Cruiser Program
November 15, 2021 03:44 PM Eastern Standard Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), was selected by Ball Aerospace to develop a standardized X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite bus and several custom components to enable an […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Delivers the First of Four CubeSats to NASA’s Ames Research Center for Starling Technology Demonstration
October 20, 2021 10:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, delivered the first of four 6U CubeSats to NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The CubeSats will support a technology demonstration called […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Plays a Key Role in the Successful Pathfinder Satellite Demonstration in Advance of the NASA TROPICS Mission
October 11, 2021, 10:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced the successful launch and commissioning of the TROPICS, or Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, Pathfinder […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Enables LASP’s CUTE CubeSat for Exoplanet Atmosphere Research
October 06, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced the successful launch and on-orbit commissioning of the spacecraft bus, supporting the Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment, or CUTE, payload on a mission undertaken […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Announces Karen McConnell as Executive Director of Engineering
July 26, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced today that it has named Karen McConnell as executive director of Engineering. “Karen brings to Blue Canyon a track record of success with demonstrated […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Delivers Spacecraft and Components for More Than 10 Missions Aboard Transporter 2 Launch
July 02, 2021 LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), announced today that several of its commercial satellite buses and components successfully launched yesterday aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter 2 mission. With more than 88 […]
Blue Canyon Technologies Promotes Stephen Steg to Chief Executive Officer; Names New Senior Management Team
June 08, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LAFAYETTE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), has promoted chief technical officer Stephen Steg to chief executive officer. Steg succeeds George Stafford, who will remain in an advisory capacity. […]
Blue Canyon Technologies to Provide CubeSats for VISORS Space Program to Study the Sun
May 12, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), today announced the company was selected to provide a pair of 6U CubeSat buses and an Engineering Development Unit for the […]