Sole Source Acquisition: Impulse Space Awarded $34.5 Million for Orbital Transfer Vehicle Services

Impulse Space Inc., Redondo Beach, California, was awarded a $34,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for YS-19 Cheetah missions. This contract provides for the Mira Orbital Transfer Vehicle to host government payloads and perform the YS-19 Cheetah missions. Work will be performed in Redondo Beach, California, and is expected to be completed by December 2026. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $17,500,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Systems Command, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA8809-25-C-B001).