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Marc Selinger
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UncategorizedAir Force To Finish Study On ISR Needs By Early 2018
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) expects to finish a study on future intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and strike capabilities in late 2017 or early 2018, according to […]
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BudgetHouse Passes FY 2018 Defense Authorization Conference Report
After a brief floor debate, the House late Nov. 14 passed the $700 billion fiscal year 2018 defense authorization conference report by a 356-70 vote. Among Republicans, 229 voted for […]
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BudgetHouse Passes FY 2018 Defense Authorization Conference Report
After a brief floor debate, the House late Nov. 14 passed the $700 billion fiscal year 2018 defense authorization conference report by a 356-70 vote. Among Republicans, 229 voted for […]
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SpaceJPSS-1 Satellite Launch Delayed A Day To Nov. 15
The liftoff of the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) was scrubbed Nov. 14 due to the triggering of a launch vehicle alarm and the presence of two boats in […]
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SpaceSNC’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Flies, Lands In Key Test
The Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane, which Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is developing to carry cargo to the International Space Station, successfully completed a free-flight test for the first time in California, […]
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SpaceRocket Lab’s Second Electron Rocket Reaches Launch Site
Rocket Lab’s second Electron rocket has arrived at its launch site on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, the company said Nov. 14. Potential dates for the rocket’s flight will be announced […]
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Lockheed Begins Delivering F-35 Simulators To U.S. Allies
F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun delivering full-mission simulators for the fighter jet to foreign customers, the company announced Nov. 6. The Israeli, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian air forces have […]
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CongressNASA Delays First SLS Launch By Over A Year
NASA has delayed the first flight of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket and Orion crew capsule by over a year, to December 2019, an agency official said Nov. […]
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BudgetLawmakers Agree To Space Revamp Without Space Corps
House and Senate negotiators have crafted a final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that overhauls military space management but stops short of accepting a controversial House proposal […]
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CongressSenate Panel Backs Bridenstine To Head NASA
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Nov. 8 narrowly approved Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) to be NASA administrator. By a party-line 14-13 vote, the panel sent Bridenstine’s nomination […]