Space

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.-–Boeing [BA] achieved in August its first performance milestone, the Integrated Systems Review, for NASA’s Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative. During the Integrated Systems Review, Boeing’s […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it successfully completed payload integration and the ambient functional test of the Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload. "The […]

Orbital Sciences [ORB] began launch vehicle operations at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s (MARS) liquid-fuel launch complex at Wallops Island, Va., according to a company statement. The Virginia Commercial Space Flight […]

ATK [ATK] and NASA made progress in manufacturing the first ground test motor while ATK created cost-saving process upgrades for developing the solid rocket booster for the space agency’s Space […]

NASA awarded ATK [ATK], Dynetics and Northrop Grumman [NOC] contracts totaling $137.3 million to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS), […]

The Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $1.2 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Delta IV and Atlas V launch capability, according to a Sept. 28 Defense Department […]

Raytheon [RTN] will demonstrate its solution for the Air Force’s next-generation strategic command and control system next summer. Raytheon Vice President for Integrated Communication Systems Scott Whatmough told Defense Daily […]

The Air Force is seeking businesses interested in hosting government payloads on their satellites. The service issued a sources sought synopsis Sept. 17 on Federal Business Opportunities seeking bidders for […]

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have teamed to offer a protected communication satellite terminal in both stationary and mobile variants. The Low Cost Terminal (LCT) […]

The Lockheed Martin [LMT] team developing the Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System III satellites performed the first major hardware delivery for the constellations’ first satellite, according to a company […]