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UncategorizedBlue Origin Rocket Engine’s Natural Gas Feature Excites Space Command’s Hyten
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The ease of acquiring, supporting and operating the liquefied natural gas that will power Blue Origin‘s BE-4 rocket engine is exciting to the head of Air […]
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Air Force Awards ULA $938 Million Contract Mod For FY ’15 Launch Capability
The Air Force said Sept. 16 it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $938 million contract modification for fiscal year 2015 launch capability. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract provides for mission assurance, […]
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Boeing, SpaceX Win NASA Commercial Crew Contracts
Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on Sept. 16 won a pair of contracts from NASA totaling $6.8 billion for Commercial Crew (CCP), the civil space agency’s highly-anticipated […]
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Air Force Hopes For December SpaceX EELV Certification
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) could be certified by Dec. 1 to perform national security space launches, according to the head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Though […]
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ArmyArmy Approves 4th Brigade of Stryker Double V Hulled Vehicles
The Army project manager for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team received the green light from the Army Acquisition Executive to procure a fourth brigade of Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) vehicles. […]
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SMDR, Monday, September 15, 2014
- Boeing To Develop New ISS Docking System
- New Zealand-Based Rocket Developer Wants Eventual U.S. Launch Site
- Lawmakers Want Answers From NASA After Announcement Of Potential SLS Slip
- AsiaSat 6 Satellite Performing Post-Launch Maneuvers Following Sunday’s SpaceX Launch
- Lockheed Martin Aims For New Year’s Day 2015 Space Fence Groundbreaking
- Boeing Receives Inaugural 502 Phoenix Small Satellite Order
- Raytheon Continues Patriot Services Under $109 Million Contract
- Raytheon Evolving SM-6 To Terminal Defense By End Of Next Year
- U.S.-Israel Conduct Arrow 2 Missile Defense Intercept Test, Results Pending
- Pentagon Inspector General Outlines Quality Problems On Missile Defense Kill Vehicle
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Pentagon Inspector General Outlines Quality Problems On Missile Defense Kill Vehicle
The Pentagon’s inspector general has issued a report criticizing the Missile Defense Agency and its contractors for quality control problems on the kill vehicle for the long-range ballistic missile defense […]
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U.S.-Israel Conduct Arrow 2 Missile Defense Intercept Test, Results Pending
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Sept. 9 they conducted an intercept test […]
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Raytheon Evolving SM-6 To Terminal Defense By End Of Next Year
TUCSON, Ariz.–Raytheon [RTN] expects the SM-6 will be capable of providing terminal ballistic missile defense by the end of 2015 or early 2016, according to a company’s program director. The […]
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Raytheon Continues Patriot Services Under $109 Million Contract
Raytheon [RTN] Sept. 10 said it has received a $109 million engineering services contract for its Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The contract, issued by the Army Aviation and […]