Space
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SpaceDelta II Launch Successful From Vandenberg AFB
Vandenberg Oct. 8 successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-2 a Delta II carrying WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite now in polar orbit, the Air Force said. “There really is nothing […]
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Pentagon, Obama Officials Promote New Missile Defense Plan
By Marina Malenic A new plan for missile defense deployment in Europe relies on proven capabilities and is much more flexible in the face of a changing threat environment than […]
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ATK and NASA Team Complete Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop-Test
Alliant Techsystems [ATK], the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted the third […]
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Senate Takes Up NASA Bill With More Constellation Money Than House Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate considered a NASA spending bill Oct. 5 with more exploration monies than a House version that would delay funding until a blue-ribbon panel offers manned-spaceflight […]
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Air Force Conducts Successful Altitude Static Test of Aerojet’s (A2S) Motor
GenCorp‘s Aerojet [GY] and the Air Force successfully conducted a full-scale, full-duration static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Second Stage (A2S) motor achieving all test objectives, the company said. Aerojet developed […]
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Raytheon and Boeing Complete JAGM Test Series
Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] completed a series of captive carry flight tests of a form-factored tri-mode seeker for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition. “The test series demonstrated that Raytheon’s […]
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MBDA Scores a Direct Hit with Laser Guided Zuni Rocket
MBDA Oct 6. said it successfully demonstrated a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket against a moving target at the Navy’s test facilities at China Lake, Calif. This firing comes after […]
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SpaceX Completes Acceptance Testing of Falcon 9 Stages
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Oct. 5 announced the successful completion of acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon […]
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Accolades For NASA and JHU-APL for MESSENGER Mercury Flyby
September 29, NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft, more commonly referred to as “MESSENGER,” flew within 142 miles of Mercury’s surface. “Integral Systems congratulates NASA and APL […]
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TeleCommunication Systems Gets Additional $11.7 Million for SNAP
TeleCommunication Systems [TSYS] recently announced that it received an additional $11.7 million in funding from the Army to provide additional Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router […]