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Marc Selinger
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UncategorizedDARPA, SOCOM Providing Secondary Payloads For Air Force ORS-5 Satellite Launch
The Orbital ATK [OA] Minotaur IV rocket that will launch the Air Force Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) space-tracking satellite is also carrying two secondary payloads from Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and […]
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NASA Exploring Next-Generation Space Communications Satellites
With NASA gearing up to launch its last Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-M), the agency has begun studying what its next generation of space communications satellites might look like. One […]
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NASA’s Newest Orion Crew Capsule Powered Up For First Time
The Orion crew capsule that will be the first to fly aboard NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket has been powered up for the first time, Orion prime […]
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Air Force’s X-37B Spaceplane Might Fly Again In September
The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B unmanned reusable spaceplane will occur “no earlier than September,” launch vehicle provider SpaceX said Aug. 14. The Air Force had previously indicated that […]
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Air Force Studying Possible Commercial Role For Surplus ICBM Motors
The U.S. Air Force plans to finish a study later in 2017 on the potential impact of changing existing law to allow surplus intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) motors to be […]
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Air Force’s New Space Operations Directorate Nears IOC
The U.S. Air Force expects its new space operations directorate to achieve an initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 21, the service announced Aug. 17. The Air Force also revealed […]
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Air Force Lab Tapping Six Firms For Aerospace Vehicle Research
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is in the midst of awarding contracts to six companies to develop cutting-edge aerospace vehicles. The lab has already announced three recipients in […]
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Air ForceAir Force Bracing For Possible Budget Turbulence
The U.S. Air Force has begun preparing for the possibility that Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government running when fiscal year 2018 begins […]
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Air ForceAir Force Bracing For Possible Budget Turbulence
The U.S. Air Force has begun preparing for the possibility that Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government running when fiscal year 2018 begins […]
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Air ForceDARPA, SOCOM Providing Secondary Payloads For Air Force ORS-5 Satellite Launch
The Orbital ATK [OA] Minotaur IV rocket that will launch the Air Force Operationally Responsive Space 5 (ORS-5) space-tracking satellite is also carrying two secondary payloads from Special Operations Command […]