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Air ForceJSTARS Recap Fate Outside Air Force’s Control, LaPlante Says
The fate of the massive and long-awaited Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program is outside the Air Force’s control, according to the service’s outgoing acquisition chief. Assistant […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Lands New Shepard Rocket
Blue Origin on Monday vertically landed its New Shepard space vehicle at its west Texas launch site after reaching an altitude of roughly 100 km, or 329,839 feet, according to […]
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Air ForceCongress Needs To Make Tough Space Launch Choices, LaPlante Says
Congress, in the next three to four years, can have two national security space launch vehicles, competition for launches or it can get the Air Force off the Russian RD-180 […]
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SpaceNASA Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne $1 Billion Contract To Restart RS-25 Production Line
NASA awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] a $1.2 billion contract to restart production of the RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System (SLS), according to a company statement. The contract runs […]
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ArmyAH-64D Apache Crashes In South Korea, Two Killed
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea/U.S. Combined Division crashed during a training mission Monday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. Korea time, killing two pilots, according […]
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SpaceAerojet Rocketdyne Signs Nearly $200 Million Contract With Boeing For CST-100 Propulsion
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] signed a contract with Boeing [BA] worth nearly $200 million to complete the design, development, qualification, certification and initial production of the CST-100 Starliner service module propulsion […]
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SpaceNASA Orders First Commercial Crew Launch From SpaceX
NASA on Friday said it ordered the first Commercial Crew launch from Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). This is is the second in a series of four guaranteed orders NASA […]
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Air ForceShelby Says Appropriators Working Toward Additional RD-180 Waivers
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) is working toward providing the Air Force RD-180 relief in the form of additional national security waivers, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said Thursday. Lawmakers are […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Exceeds F-35 Low Observable Maintenance Standard
FORT WORTH, Texas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] is exceeding the Defense Department’s specification for F-35 low observable maintenance thanks to lessons learned, innovation and designing low observable as a system, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Acquisition Chief LaPlante Resigns End Of November
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition William LaPlante will retire at the end of November and return to a senior position at the MITRE Corp., according to the […]