Space
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SpaceLockheed Martin Receives DARPA ALASA Contract Award
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Tuesday it was picked by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to receive a Phase I Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program study […]
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Space
ATK Says It Developed Expanded ‘Liberty’ Crew, Cargo Capability
ATK [ATK] said yesterday it developed an expanded crew and cargo capability called the Liberty Logistics Module (LLM) for its Liberty commercial spacecraft. The LLM will include a common berthing […]
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Air ForceAir Force Plans To Issue Sole Source Contract To Boeing For FAB-T Terminals
The Air Force intends to issue Boeing [BA] a sole source solicitation the first week of July for Family of Beyond Line of Sight (FAB-T) terminals, according to a Notice […]
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Air Force
Air Force Sets Launch Date For SBIRS GEO-2 Satellite
The Air Force set a launch date of March 2013 for its second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-2), an Air Force Space Command spokeswoman said yesterday. Michael Friedman, […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Says First SBIRS Satellite Exceeding Expectations One Year On
The first Lockheed Martin– [LMT] built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite is exceeding performance expectations and is on schedule to achieve operational certification in the fall of […]
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Air Force
Boeing, Air Force Modify FAB-T Contract To Fixed-Price
Boeing [BA] and the Air Force agreed to change their development contract for the service’s Family of Advance Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) to fixed-price, a Boeing spokesman said. “Following close […]
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Space
SpaceX To Take Another Crack At Launching Rocket
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will attempt for a second time to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft this morning at 3:44 a.m. EST, according to a statement. […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Insists EPAA Is Aimed Towards Iran, Not Russia
The United States’ European missile defense system is aimed toward defending European allies against shorter-range Iranian missile strikes and not long-range Russian ones, according to ranking officials. Assistant Secretary of […]
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Business/FinancialDigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Bid; Says GeoEye Rejects Counterbid
DigitalGlobe [DGI] on Sunday said its board of directors unanimously rejected a hostile takeover bid from GeoEye [GEOY], saying the $792 million proposal undervalued the company. Moreover, in his letter […]
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Business/Financial
GeoEye Makes Bid For DigitalGlobe After Merger Rejected
After several months of unsuccessfully courting its primary domestic competitor in the commercial satellite imagery business, GeoEye [GEOY] on Friday announced a $792 million takeover offer for DigitalGlobe [DGI], saying […]