Pat Host
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Air ForceAir Force Global Strike Command Benefiting From $50 Million Influx, Wilson Says
The head of the Air Force’s nuclear wing said Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is using an influx of cash worth more than $50 million to not only improve quality of […]
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Air ForceF-35A Suffers ‘Significant Fire’ Prior To Liftoff
An F-35A suffered a “significant fire” Monday prior to liftoff, according to an Air Force spokeswoman, just weeks before the fifth generation jet’s debut at a major air show. The […]
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SpaceSpaceX Targets Early July For Orbcomm OG2 Launch
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is targeting the first week of July for its Orbcomm [ORBC] OG2 launch after scrubbing several attempts this past weekend for various reasons. Three total […]
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SpaceX Pushes Orbcomm Launch Beyond Press Time
The Space Exploration Technologies Corp.- (SpaceX) Orbcomm launch originally scheduled for 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday was delayed beyond press time by so SpaceX could check leak check data, a company […]
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Air ForceMcCain Questions True Cost Of RD-180 To Air Force
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member John McCain (R-Ariz.) Friday questioned the true cost of the RD-180 Russian-made rocket engine to the Air Force. In a letter to Under Secretary […]
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BudgetNASA Space Technology Loses Big In SAC-Approved CJS Legislation
NASA’s space technology efforts received 18 percent less than requested in President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, according to legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). The […]
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Air ForceULA Could Privately Fund Next-Generation Engine, White House Doesn’t Like Program
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is willing to develop a next-generation rocket engine without government investment, but company CEO Michael Gass warned a purely private program could deliver the United States […]
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Air ForceBoeing Declines To Protest FAB-T Contract Award To Raytheon
Boeing [BA] won’t protest the Air Force’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) contract award to Raytheon [RTN], Boeing spokesman Richard Esposito confirmed Tuesday. Raytheon was awarded […]
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InternationalAirbus, Safran Team For Launch Activities
Airbus and Safran are teaming to propose a new family of space launch vehicles to serve both commercial and institutional needs, according to a joint company statement. The companies will […]
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SpaceULA Signs Multiple Contracts For Next-Generation Propulsion Work
United Launch Alliance (ULA) says it’s signed commercial contracts with multiple United States-based companies to investigate next-generation liquid oxygen (LOX)/hydrocarbon first stage propulsion concepts. In collaboration with ULA, each company […]