Pat Host
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SpaceSierra Nevada Focuses CRS-2 Offering On Dream Chaser Reusability
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–A Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) executive believes the reusability of the company’s Dream Chaser cargo system space vehicle gives it an edge in NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) […]
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SpaceSpaceX Reaches Top Speed Of 345 mph In Dragon Pad Abort Test
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Dragon space capsule reached a top speed of 345 mph Wednesday during its uncrewed pad abort test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., company […]
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SpaceNASA Issues NextSTEP Study Contracts For Deep-Space Capabilities
NASA in late March awarded 12 contracts as part of its Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) to advance concept studies and technology development projects in the areas of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Anticipates Resistance Toward Automated Launch Flight Safety System
The Air Force is anticipating customer resistance toward its use of automated flight safety systems at its space launch ranges, according to a key official. “(Customers) have their system, they […]
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Air ForceAir Force Targeting Small Businesses For Launch Range Modernization Contracts
The Air Force is generating competition for space launch range support contracts like communications upgrades by targeting small businesses, according to the service’s top range officer. Air Force Spacelift Range […]
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Air ForceLast Minute HASC Amendment Keeps Strong RD-180 Waiver Restrictions In Place
An early morning Wednesday, last-minute amendment from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) kept strong restrictions on the national security waiver available to the Defense Department to use RD-180s beyond ones already […]
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Air ForceAir Force Will Scrub Future Launch Competition Without Access To Additional RD-180s
The Air Force vowed to scrub a launch competition between fiscal years 2018 and 2022 if it does not get legislative relief allowing a contractor to bid using the Russian-developed […]
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Air ForceDoD’s Next Generation PNT, M-Code, Could Be Fielded Before End of Decade
M-Code, the Defense Department’s next generation military position, navigation and timing (PNT) capability, could be fielded by the end of the decade, if not sooner, according to a key Air […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Key Next-Generation Rocket System Procurement Documents
The Air Force on Friday released a pair of key documents on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) related to its pursuit of a next-generation rocket propulsion system. The Air Force issued […]
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SpaceSenate Confirms Newman As NASA Deputy Administrator
The Senate on Monday confirmed Dava Newman as NASA deputy administrator by a vote of 87-0. Newman is a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and of engineering systems at the […]