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Air ForceAir Force Defends Handling Of Launch Range Infrastructure
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A top Air Force official defended the service’s handling of its launch range infrastructure after a tracking radar issue in March delayed the launch of a […]
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Air ForceRD-180 Study Report Says Impacts From Loss Significant, Options Limited
Impacts from a loss of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine are significant and action must be taken during fiscal year 2014 to mitigate those impacts, according to a key Defense […]
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Air ForceU.S. Expects Some COSMIC-2 Satellites To Launch In 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The United States and Taiwan expect to launch six COSMIC-2 weather satellites into low-inclination orbits in late 2015 and another six into high-inclination orbits in early […]
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Air ForceShelton Thinks LOX Hydrocarbon Would Be Best For Next-Gen Engine
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) thinks a liquid oxygen (LOX)/hydrocarbon booster would be best if the United States chooses to pursue a next-generation […]
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Air ForceMeggitt Safety Systems Contracts Dynatech To Distribute Fighter Jet Canopy Actuator
Meggitt Safety Solutions has contracted Dynatech International/MPX Holdings LLC to distribute the company’s fighter jet canopy actuator with a proactive focus on growing international sales, according to a Dynatech statement. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-6
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the sixth Global Positioning System IIF (GPS IIF-6) satellite Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The […]
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Air ForceHASC-Approved Authorization Bill Wants Notification Of EELV ‘Block Buy’ Changes
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) version of the fiscal year 2015 authorization bill approved May 14 includes language requiring the Air Force provide notification of changes to its “block […]
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Air ForceU.S. Can Replicate RD-180 Metallurgy Technology, Engine Study Committee Deputy Chair Says
The deputy chair of the Defense Department’s RD-180 rocket study committee believes the United States could replicate the coding and metallurgy technology involved with the Russian-produced engine, but questioned whether […]
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Air ForceAyotte Says She’s Working On A-10-Saving Plan Without OCO Dollars
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) said Wednesday she’s working with committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on a plan to save the A-10 in the Senate’s version […]
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Air ForceULA Can Fulfill Air Force’s Block Buy Without Additional RD-180s, Boeing Exec Says
United Launch Alliance (ULA) can fulfill the Air Force’s 35 core “block buy” with the rocket engines it currently has on hand, according to a Boeing [BA] space executive who […]