WATCH: All Points Announces Expansion of Launch Site Services on Florida’s Space Coast

By  //  November 13, 2019

All Points Announces Mars Suite™ cyber product, Software Center for Innovation and Technical Excellence

WATCH: All Points hosted an Open House last month at the company’s newly refurbished Merritt Island, Florida headquarters where All Points CEO Phil Monkress, center; Phil Monkress, All Points Chief Development Officer, right; and Sid Kaul, All Points Senior Vice President for Innovation talked about the company’s exciting growth plans.

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – All Points announced two major new capabilities this week that expand the company’s product portfolio.

The first is a new Titusville-based Software Center for Innovation and Technical Excellence, or Software CITE.

The 16,000 square foot center is outfitted with computing infrastructure suitable for over 100 personnel less than two miles from the main entrance to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on State Road 405.

The building location and layout were selected to accommodate the technical work needed for future launch site operations at KSC and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

“Our new software center is a logical extension of the Orion crew vehicle software development service we have provided to Lockheed Martin for the past seven years,” said CEO Phil Monkress.

“We are working hard to be agile in responding to the rapidly evolving needs of rocket and spacecraft developers who will be launching from the Space Coast. Our vision is to be a national leader in commercial launch site services.”

“Our new software center is a logical extension of the Orion crew vehicle software development service we have provided to Lockheed Martin for the past seven years,” said CEO Phil Monkress. “We needed to expand our infrastructure to support NASA’s Artemis efforts to return to the moon and send astronauts to Mars,” added Steve Lloyd, All Points Chief Development Officer.

All Points has partnered with Florida Tech student Slade Kerner, who is mentoring junior high and high school students in programming skills using the popular Minecraft Education Edition to build STEM skills on the Space Coast.

“We needed to expand our infrastructure to support NASA’s Artemis efforts to return to the moon and send astronauts to Mars,” added Steve Lloyd, All Points Chief Development Officer.

“We are also working with universities, Slade, and the community to build the talented workforce that will be needed locally to keep pace with these programs.”

Monkress also announced the availability of All Points’ new Mars Suite™ cyber product, which differs from existing cyber tools that are limited to responding to attacks after they occur.

“Mars Suite technology focuses on finding and reporting vulnerabilities in networks before they are exploited. This technology will be vital to protecting software-intensive systems for NASA’s Moon and Mars program,” said Sid Kaul, Senior Vice President for Innovation.

The Mars Suite™ product is under evaluation at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.

All Points announced two major new capabilities that expand the company’s product portfolio. The first is a new Titusville-based Software Center for Innovation and Technical Excellence, or Software CITE; and Mars Suite™ technology, which focuses on finding and reporting vulnerabilities in networks before they are exploited.

All Points hosted an Open House last month at the company’s newly refurbished headquarters, located at 190 S. Sykes Creek Parkway on Merritt Island.

All Points, which also has offices in Virginia, Huntsville, Houston and Lousiana, recently celebrated the expansion of the company’s presence in Huntsville, Alabama, in the Cummings Research Park.

“All Points has completed renovations to our headquarters facility on Merritt Island, fully restoring and updating the office building after hurricane damage,” said Monkress.

“As part of the renovations, the company expanded into an additional suite to support our continued growth at locations around the U.S.”

All Points provides a full range of technology and mission-critical services within the firm’s core competencies including Systems Engineering and Technical Services; Information Technology and Cyber Security; Program Management Support; Software Development, Test, and Verification; Life-Cycle Logistics; Intelligence Services; Warfighter and Mission Support; and Hardware and Software Integration and Solutions.

“Fifty years ago, an exceptional generation of men and women helped to launch Americans into space and land NASA astronauts on the Moon,” said Monkress.

“Today, aerospace workers from All Points locations all over the country, are ushering in the next generation of American space travel and opening the door to return to the Moon and on to Mars.”

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All Points works with innovative space companies and suppliers in all 50 states on NASA’s visionary plan to return American astronauts to the Lunar surface by 2024 and put Americans on Mars by the 2030s is taking shape.

U.S. Astronauts will ride in the Orion spacecraft launched by the Space Launch System (SLS) – the most powerful rocket ever built.

The rocket and spacecraft are being completed and tested this year in preparation for their first launch to the Moon next year and our neighbors are helping build it.

At Kennedy Space Center, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, All Points is supporting Boeing with the development of the SLS by providing quality engineering and Information Technology support.

All Points is also working with Lockheed Martin to design, develop and test the software that will be used to control and fly the Orion capsule and provide support on the ground.

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“We are helping to assemble, integrate, and test the Orion prototypes using high tech test beds in Houston and Denver,” said Monkress.

“Our engineers use these test beds to test and check out actual flight hardware and interfaces to NASA’s Mission Control Center that will conduct the flight operations and training systems used to prepare astronauts for their mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

“But, they can’t do it without a comprehensive federal space policy that supports innovation, American manufacturing, STEM education, and space exploration.”

Having the world’s only exploration-class spacecraft and rocket provide the U.S. with an opportunity to continue our global leadership well into the 21st Century.

“Through the dedication and passion of aerospace workers, like All Points’ workforce, we can propel our country into the next age of American space leadership,” said Monkress.

“As a service-disabled veteran and owner of Space Coast-based All Points, I am committed to seeing Americans return to deep space. Bright, hard-working, dedicated workers highly educated in science, technology, engineering and math are critical to this mission.

“America’s unmatched legacy in space is built in part by companies like ours and aerospace workers like your neighbors.”

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Reaching the Moon the first time was a national endeavor, with broad public and federal support. Returning to the Moon, establishing a gateway for deep space exploration, and eventually putting an American astronaut on Mars demands the same national effort.

“We must support federal policies that invest in STEM education,” said Monkress.

“The bold endeavor that is human space flight sparks the interest and imagination of the next generation of engineers, scientists, and astronauts.

“A determined commitment to exploring deep space brings benefits back to Earth through our continued advances in technology and innovation and ensures our legacy as the world leader in space,” said Monkress.

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