Space
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SpaceGlobalstar Receives Satellites for October Launch
Globalstar [GSAT] recently took delivery of three additional second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. “Taking delivery of these three new satellites completes a milestone achievement for Globalstar as we […]
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Space
Air Force Reshuffles Space Management At Headquarters
By Marina Malenic The Air Force is altering its management structure for space-related functions at the Pentagon, according to a memo issued recently by the service’s top civilian official. Donley […]
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Engine Snags Delay Air Force Satellite Orbit By Months
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force’s first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite could be at least seven months behind schedule in reaching its intended orbit after an […]
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Space
ATK and NASA Successfully Test the Second Five-Segment Ares DM-2
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA conducted a successful ground test Aug. 31 of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2). “The information collected from this test, used together with data […]
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Space
ITT Successfully Demonstrates Its IRCM Anti-Missile System
ITT [ITT] has demonstrated the capabilities of a fully integrated airborne Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) system during a recent simulated missile attack, the company reported. The tests simulated a complete engagement […]
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Space
MDA Investigates Premature Beam Termination In Latest ALTB Test
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) failed to destroy a target missile when its laser beam shut down before destroying the target missile […]
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Space
Air Force Space PEO Aims For More Efficient Satellite Buy Pace
By Marina Malenic The Air Force hopes to begin timing satellite purchases more efficiently in an effort to cut overhead costs under Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ efficiency initiative, the service’s […]
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MEADS Passes Key Review
By Marina Malenic A NATO air and missile defense development effort has shown sufficient technological maturity to proceed into its systems integration and flight-testing phases, the system’s manufacturer said last […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes Second Live Tracking Exercise for BMD
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense […]
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Boeing Gets Follow-on Contract For WGS SATCOM Program
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] said last week the Air Force has authorized $182 million for the company to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which […]