Space
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SpaceLaunch of ASTRA 3B Satellite Postponed by Several Days
SES ASTRA on Friday said that the launch of its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been postponed due to an anomaly that occurred in a launcher subsystem. The launch service […]
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SpaceAerojet’s Advanced Third Stage Technology Demonstration Motor Successfully Tested by Air Force
GenCorp‘s [GY] Aerojet and the Air Force conducted a successful static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage (A3S) technology demonstration motor in support of the U.S. Family of Motors for […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Eyes GMD Work As STSS Prepares To Enter Testing
By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] executives last week reaffirmed plans to bid for a Pentagon contract for sustainment of the country’s silo-based missile defense system and said they are […]
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SpaceManTech Awarded $160 Million Contract to Provide Systems Engineering and Integration Services to U.S. Air Force for Space Launches
ManTech International Corporation [MANT] said last week that it was awarded a prime contract worth a potential $160 million to provide system engineering and integration services to support current and […]
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SpaceMBDA Prepares For MPCV Production
MBDA last week announced it is in the process of freezing the final definition of the MPCV (Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle) in readiness for its series production. MBDA is jointly […]
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SpacePentagon Officials Tout International Missile Defense Cooperation, Back MEADS
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon remains firmly committed to a tri-national air defense development program with two NATO allies despite systemic cost growth and Army officials’ attempts to kill the […]
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SpaceMDA Chief: Quality Control of Missile-Defense Products Major Challenge
By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon official told missile-defense contractors last week “quality control” of industry products is so poor it has risen to be one of the preeminent problems […]
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SpaceRaytheon Positions For Major Role As Missile Defense Advances
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] is ready to play a “significant” role as missile defense moves forward, particularly with the four-phased incremental approach for Europe announced last fall, officials said. […]
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SpaceBoeing Awaits Air Force Decision On Harvesting TSAT Capabilities
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] executives said recently that they are awaiting Pentagon decisions on which capabilities from a now-canceled major satellite communications program will be harvested and inserted into […]
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SpaceDoD Sees Export Reforms Aiding Post-Constellation Space Industry
By Emelie Rutherford Faced with lawmakers concerned about how proposed NASA changes might harm the solid-rocket-motor industrial base, Pentagon officials said recently they hope easing export processes would help impacted […]