Space

Both Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed their preliminary design review (PDR) contracts for the Air Force’s Space Fence program. Lockheed Martin spokesman Chip Eschenfelder said Friday was the […]

The Defense Department is making progress tightening up its Expendable Evolved Launch Vehicle (EELV) program strategy to make sure it is based on sufficient information, according to a Government Accountability […]

DigitalGlobe, Inc. [DGI] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire GeoEye, Inc. [GEOY], its primary United States-based competitor in the satellite earth imagery and geospatial analysis market, in a stock […]

GenCorp Inc. [GY] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the Rocketdyne rocket engine business from United Technologies Corp. [UTX] for $550 million in a deal that would significantly increase […]

Geographic information systems (GIS) company Esri Technologies, LLC, last week said it has acquired GeoIQ, a geospatial analytic software company that will bring web development and design experience. Terms of […]

ATK [ATK] successfully completed the last Liberty space transportation system milestone under the company’s unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development Program (CCDev-2). ATK said […]

A new simulator designed to increase the rate of data collection to reduce time needed ahead of flight tests for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has been delivered […]

GenCorp’s [GY] Aerojet division yesterday said it is entering the final stages of establishing a European subsidiary for it to develop and produce space thrusters, space propulsion and related products […]

The Air Force said July 2 it awarded Boeing [BA] a $111 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to the existing Wideband Global Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Block II follow-on contract for an enhanced […]

A GeoEye Inc. [GEOY] executive is confident Congress will restore funding for commercial satellite imagery thanks to support from a key committee and an influential lawmaker. “GeoEye continues to receive […]