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UncategorizedBoeing To Test New Engine On CH-47 Chinook
Boeing [BA] plans to conduct a flight demonstration with a CH-47D Chinook in the “next couple years” to see whether its heavy-lift helicopter could someday accommodate a new, more fuel-efficient and […]
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ArmyEndeavor Robotics Says ‘Details Coming Soon’ On New Army UGV
Endeavor Robotics, which recently won a U.S. Army competition to build the Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) Increment 2, remains tightlipped about its offering for the medium-weight unmanned ground vehicle […]
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Air ForceAir Force Accepts First GPS III Satellite From Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Air Force has formally accepted the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite from prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], the company announced Oct. 10. The “available for launch” […]
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ArmyBoeing To Test New Engine On CH-47 Chinook
Boeing [BA] plans to conduct a flight demonstration with a CH-47D Chinook in the “next couple years” to see whether its heavy-lift helicopter could someday accommodate a new, more fuel-efficient […]
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ArmyMattis Hopeful AT&L Breakup Will Speed Up DoD Modernization
Defense Secretary James Mattis expressed optimism Oct. 9 that splitting the undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) into two separate positions will help the Department of Defense develop and […]
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Australia To Create Space Agency
Australia’s government has decided to form a national space agency to coordinate and lead the country’s space activities, which are scattered across many agencies. Michaelia Cash, Australia’s acting minister for […]
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National Space Council Nears First Meeting, Pence Says
The newly revived National Space Council plans to hold its first meeting “in just a few short weeks” in Washington, D.C., Vice President Mike Pence said late Sept. 25. Pence, […]
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SpaceX Kickstarts Work On New Mars Rocket
SpaceX has begun “serious development” of a new rocket that it plans to use to start colonizing Mars in the 2020s, company founder Elon Musk announced Sept. 29. SpaceX has already ordered tooling […]
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Satellite Traffic In Low Earth Orbit Needs Rules, Lawmaker Says
With low Earth orbit (LEO) becoming increasingly crowded with U.S. and foreign satellites, there is a growing need to craft operating rules to prevent collisions, a key congressman said Oct. […]
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Air Force Seeks Bids For New Launch Vehicles
The U.S. Air Force released a solicitation late Oct. 5 that envisions developing new, domestically produced space launch vehicles to end the service’s reliance on Russian-made RD-180 engines. According to […]