Space & Missile Defense Report
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SASC Backs F-35, Pushes Back On East Coast Missile Site
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved a defense policy bill that supports the Pentagon’s request for buying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), while scaling back […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes First GPS III Satellite Bus Electronic Systems Testing
A Lockheed Martin-[LMT] led industry team successfully completed functional integration tests of the spacecraft bus and network communications equipment on the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, according to a […]
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Lockheed Martin Looking To Increase Standard Component Usage Across Satellites
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is looking for ways to increase the use of standard components across its catalog of satellites to help save money, according to a key executive. Mark Valerio, vice […]
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SpaceX Performs First Firing Of Falcon 9-R Advanced Prototype Rocket
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) performed the first firing of its Falcon 9-R advanced prototype rocket, company founder Elon Musk said on Twitter. Musk said over one million pounds of thrust was created […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Completes First GPS III Satellite Bus Electronic Systems Testing
A Lockheed Martin-[LMT] led industry team successfully completed functional integration tests of the spacecraft bus and network communications equipment on the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, according to […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Looking To Increase Standard Component Usage Across Satellites
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is looking for ways to increase the use of standard components across its catalog of satellites to help save money, according to a key executive. Mark Valerio, […]
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Space
SpaceX Performs First Firing Of Falcon 9-R Advanced Prototype Rocket
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) performed the first firing of its Falcon 9-R advanced prototype rocket, company founder Elon Musk said Sunday on Twitter. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off […]