The Launch/Early Orbit, Anomaly Resolution, and Disposal Operations (LADO) system experts from Braxton Technologies were called in to contact the satellite and regain control, and subsequently turn the wayward IIF satellite back over to the AEP control segment.

Due to a recent spate of new products and services contracts, Braxton is hiring in Colorado Springs, CO, Pleasanton, CA, and specific job site locations. Particular interests are Java, C++ and database developers, web designers, proposal managers, and finance analysts.

Braxton Technologies, LLC today announced the integration of its industry-leading ACE Premier™ command and control (C2) product suite Front End Processor (FEP) with AMERGINT Technologies, LLC softFEP™. This integration ensures seamless interface of the Braxton AceFEP and the latest Air Force Cryptologic Systems Group (CPSG) IP-based satellite ground station cryptographic device, the KS-252. The new KS-252 Ground Operating Equipment is slated for use on space vehicle and ground segment programs for which ACE Premier™ is well-positioned. The KS-252 crypto significantly reduces design complexity and cost for new and modernized command and control systems while maintaining data security and integrity.

Braxton Technologies, LLC today confirmed it is part of the Raytheon Company-led team that has been awarded the U.S. Air Force contract for the Global Positioning System (GPS) advanced control segment (OCX), the new ground system for the critical GPS satellite constellation. This contract will continue the Raytheon Team’s initial achievements from the down-select contract, also known as Phase A, into full GPS OCX development, deployment and sustainment.

Raytheon Co., Aurora, Colo., was awarded an $886,440,679 contract which will provide for command, control and mission support for the Block II and Block III family of satellites; support existing and new interface; and support the evolution of the systems to a net-centric paradigm. At this time, $300,000 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (N61339-03-D-0300).

Colorado Companies to Watch is pleased to announce Braxton Technologies as This Week’s Colorado Company to Watch. The Sponsors & Partners of Colorado Companies to Watch including Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade congratulates Braxton Technologies, on this great accomplishment. Braxton Technologies, LLC, provides command and control systems to government and commercial customers. Braxton products currently control Global Positioning System (GPS) launch, anomaly resolution, and disposal operations. This Colorado Company to Watch is growing, with over 130% increase in revenue from 2007 to 2008, and employment is expected to increase from 58 in 2008 to 91 in 2009. Braxton Technologies, LLC, is a Colorado Company to Watch due to its powerful combination of visionary leadership, financial strength, technology innovation, and community responsibility.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braxton Technologies, LLC, a command and control products and services company headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, today announced that CEO Frank Backes received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Services category in the Rocky Mountain Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Frank Backes was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver on June 18, 2009.

Colorado Springs is building a reputation as a leader in the Global Positioning Satellite marketplace. Not only is the city home to the missile defense and satellite control systems headquartered at Schriever Air Force and to Air Force Space Command’s headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, it is supported by emerging private sector GPS companies as well.

Ernst & Young LLP Thursday announced the Rocky Mountain region finalists for its Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The finalists [to include Braxton CEO, Frank Backes] were chosen by an independent judging panel of regional business, academic and community leaders. The winners will be announced at a gala on June 18 at the Grand Hyatt Denver hotel.

Braxton Technologies. These are the professionals that accomplish the LADO, or Launch, Anomaly Resolution and Disposal Operations for the GPS constellation, and they manned a booth with their latest software up and running on GPS command and control (C2) terminals at the symposium. But the fun part was that the terminals controlled a very visible and full-motion overhead model GPS satellite complete with operating solar panels that sought the sun, and a motor so you could see the results of the commands you sent to the satellite, especially the Delta V maneuvers.

Braxton Technologies today announced its continuing partnership with Assurance Technology Corporation (ATC) in developing the Self-Awareness Space Situation Awareness (SASSA) Demonstration System. The two-year, $28 million SASSA project is administered by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

The Raytheon Co.-led [including Braxon Technologies] team vying for the U.S. Air Force contract for the next generation GPS control segment (OCX) has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering model demonstration, the company has announced.

Braxton Technologies today announced significant achievements as a member of the Raytheon Team working the ongoing 18-month, $160 million Global Positioning System (GPS) Operational Control Segment (OCX) program administered by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

The president of Braxton Technologies, a software engineering and design firm, will donate $50,000 to support student scholarships for engineering students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Kevin O’Neil, president, Braxton Technologies, a Colorado Springs-based manufacturer of software used in satellite and weapons controls, pledged to support ten $5,000 scholarships for qualified engineering students beginning in fall 2009. The scholarships are for Colorado Springs- area high school graduates.

Braxton Technologies today announced it is part of the ITT team that has been awarded a $1.26 billion maximum value contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to provide operations support for their space and ground communications networks. The period of performance for the initial contract is five years and three months, with two one-year option periods.

CONTRACT RELEASE : C08-061 NASA Selects ITT [with teammate Braxton Technologies LLC] for Space Communications Network Services [SCNS]. The contract, with an estimated maximum value of $1.26 billion, will support NASA's Space and Near Earth Networks, which provide most of the communications for a wide range of NASA's science-based Earth-orbiting spacecraft, including the International Space Station, the space shuttle, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Earth Observing System satellites.

Raytheon Co. has completed the integrated baseline review (IBR) and the standard Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) appraisal method for process improvement (SCAMPI-B) for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation GPS Control Segment (OCX).

The O’Neil Group Company today announced the acquisition of Braxton Technologies Inc. The new company will operate as Braxton Technologies, LLC, and will continue to deliver products, engineering, operations and maintenance for development, deployment, and sustainment of command and control systems. The O’Neil Group Company is a Colorado Springs-based corporation specializing in strategic acquisitions and services.

Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor, Barbara O’Brien, presented an award to Braxton Technologies Inc. from the Colorado Space Coalition on April 8, 2008, in recognition of Braxton’s dedication and commitment to Colorado’s aerospace industry. CEO, Frank Backes, and Vice President, Ken O’Neil, accepted the award on Braxton’s behalf.

Braxton Technologies Inc. today announced that it has been selected as a key team member in the development of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) ground system (OCX) for the U.S. Air Force.