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SpaceContractors Submit Proposals For NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2
Contractors submitted proposals by Monday’s deadline for NASA’s second Cargo Resupply Services effort (CRS-2), which could feature multiple awards worth up to a combined $14 billion. Lockheed Martin [LMT] Civil […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
More Border Security Technology. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), fresh of a trip earlier this month to the southern border to examine border security and immigration issues, tells reporters that one […]
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Air ForceAir Force Considering Public-Private Partnership For B-52 Re-Engining
The Air Force is considering a creative proposal that would have a private contractor front the cost for new B-52 engines with the service making repayments over the life of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Finalizes T-X Requirements, To Share Them By End Of Month
The Air Force finalized its T-X trainer requirements and intends to share them with industry by the end of the month, service Secretary Deborah James said Friday. The service expects […]
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SpaceGAO Says NOAA’s GOES-R March 2016 Launch Date At Risk
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s planned March 2016 launch of its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series satellite (GOES-R) is at risk because it is near capacity in the […]
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SpaceSpaceX Successfully Launches, Decides Against Falcon 9 ‘Hard’ Landing Due To Rough Seas
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission Wednesday, but decided against attempting to ‘hard’ land its Falcon 9 first stage booster due to […]
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Budget
House Passes 2015 NASA Authorization Bill
The House on Tuesday passed a fiscal year 2015 NASA authorization bill that is almost identical to the one approved last year by the House, but not taken up by […]
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Air ForceDoD Expands Superior Supplier Rankings To Air Force, Army
The Defense Department on Tuesday released its expanded Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP) rankings for the Army and the Air Force. SSIP is an initiative led by DoD acquisition executive […]
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ArmyContractors Submit JLTV Proposals In Time For Tuesday’s Deadline
The three contractor teams bidding for the Army and Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program submitted their proposals in time for Tuesday’s deadline. The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-BAE Systems […]
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Air Force
NASA Pushes SpaceX DSCOVR Launch To Tuesday
NASA and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) pushed its expected Sunday launch of its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission to Tuesday due to both a tracking radar failure and […]