ARES Corporation

ARES Corporation is a small business, founded in 1992 and based in McLean, Virginia, that supports space, defence and other government programmes. Its work centres on managing the technical, schedule, cost and risk sides of complex projects, and it holds contracts with NASA and the MDA.

What ARES Corporation offers

• Safety and mission assurance — support for human spaceflight missions and ballistic missile defence programmes.
• Program planning and control — scheduling, cost estimating, project controls and programmatic expert support.
• Risk management — risk-informed analysis to guide decisions on demanding programmes.
• Engineering and technical integration — technical work including integration support tied to the Artemis II mission.
• Launch range operations — range support at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
• Technology portfolio management — use of AI and machine learning to plan technology investment.

Who it works with

Federal agencies, above all NASA and missile defence programmes, along with state and local government bodies, scientific facilities, educational institutions and private industry.

Key facts

• Based in: McLean, Virginia, United States
• Founded: 1992
• Contracts: NASA CPSS PP&C II, NASA Wallops range operations, KLXS III at Kennedy Space Center, MDA TEAMS-Next
• Contract vehicles: GSA