Space
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SpaceATK Boosters Help Launch Final Shuttle Endeavour Mission
ATK‘s [ATK] Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) supported the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour recently as they ignited to send the crew on their 11-day mission to the International […]
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SpaceKratos To Acquire Integral Systems For $236 Million
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [KTOS] recently said it has agreed to acquire Integral Systems, Inc. [ISYS] for $235.5 million in cash and stock in a deal that significantly […]
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SpaceAir Force, Lockheed Martin Continue AEHF Negotiations
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] remain in discussions regarding financial penalties for propulsion system malfunctions that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit last summer, a […]
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SpaceAir Force Still Confident In EASE Despite HASC Setback
Air Force officials say they may still be able to institute a new satellite purchasing method, even if the Congress adopts language in the House Armed Services Committee’s markup curtailing […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin To Upgrade Finnish Army MLRS Launchers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and […]
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SpaceMicrosatellite Achieves Success During SpaceX Mission
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Applied Minds, LLC announced the success of a recent launch and orbit of a Mayflower test microsatellite. Data gathered from around the world was analyzed, showing […]
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SpaceAir Force Launches Next-Gen Missile Warning Sat
The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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SpaceNew Long-Range Navy Missile To Begin Operational Testing, Deployments This Summer
The Navy’s newest long-range, anti-aircraft missile is ready to begin operational testing, as well as a small number of deployments aboard service warships by July, a senior industry official overseeing […]
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SpaceU.S., Romania, Select Base To Host U.S. BMD System With SM-3 Interceptor
The United States and Romania last week said they jointly selected the Deveselu Air Base near Caracal, Romania to host a U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) that employs the […]
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SpaceNASA, Firms See Robust Market For Nascent Commercial Space Industry
NASA and the four companies it tapped to further develop a commercial space transportation industry expressed confidence recently that a market exists beyond the U.S. government for the crew-transport vehicles […]