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Business/FinancialSBIRS Sensor Completes Early On-Orbit Checkout
The Air Force completed an early on-orbit checkout of the second space based infrared systems (SBIRS) sensor. That craft is in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) over the northern hemisphere. […]
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Business/Financial
Contract
NASA Awards $1.5 Billion Kennedy Space Center Contract NASA gave EG&G Technical Services Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., a contract worth up to $1.5 billion to provide institutional services at Kennedy […]
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BAE Systems Wrests Air Mission-Planning Development Contract From Northrop Grumman
By Marina Malenic Unseating an incumbent contractor, the Air Force and Navy have awarded a $43 million contract for the continued development of a joint air mission planning framework. BAE […]
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Business/Financial
Orion Launch Abort System Igniter Undergoes Tests
NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] test-fired a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, the future American spacecraft. Technicians fired a yard-long igniter for the abort motor […]
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ArmyJoint Warfighting Is A Human Endeavor, Enabled By Technology
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–Technology is not the solution to improved joint warfighting, the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) deputy commanding general said last week. "Joint warfighting is a […]
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Business/Financial
New DOD Office To Oversee Space And Intel Acquisition
By Emelie Rutherford A new organization within the Pentagon acquisition chief’s office responsible for all acquisition oversight of Defense Department space and intelligence programs has been officially established with Joshua […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tanker Trash Talk. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)–a backer of the GAO’s June 18 call for the Air Force to […]
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Homeland Security
MDA Plans Small Business Conference In Huntsville Next Month
The Missile Defense Agency will host a small business conference at Huntsville, Ala., next month. That event will be held July 21-22 at the Von Braun Center North Hall. Theme […]
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CongressSenate To Vote This Week On Supp With Less FY ’08 Procurement, R&D Than Last Version
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to vote this week on $161.8 billion in war-supplemental funding, following House passage last Thursday and President Bush’s endorsement last Friday. Though Senate […]
