Operationally responsive payload contract

This looks interesting, probably worth keeping an eye on. I wonder if
the proximity radar is for warning of the presence of the infamous
parasitic nanosats.


http://media-newswire.com/release_1046540.html
This story was released on 2007-03-28

(Media-Newswire.com) - SpaceDev ( OTC BB:SPDV.OB ) has been awarded a
contract from the Naval Research Laboratory ( NRL ), in response to
the Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology Broad Agency
Announcement. The award is for the preliminary design of the Combined
Optical, Radio, Radar Instrument ( CORRI ), designed for a small
satellite payload application. CORRI integrates three independent
capabilities into a single instrument suite: high resolution optical/
IR imagery, high-gain broadband RF up/downlink and sensitive proximity
radar.

"This program furthers our long-standing relationship with NRL in
support of the Operationally Responsive Space Effort," said Mark
Sirangelo, SpaceDev's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our past
contributions have included providing key technologies for the
groundbreaking Clementine and STEX small-sat missions. We believe the
CORRI payload will prove enabling for microsats. This program builds
on our design advances in instrument packaging to provide a smaller,
very capable package with significant utility for ORS missions. The
CORRI design will be matured from previous work done for the Air Force
Research Laboratory."