Space
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SpaceSenators Charge NASA Not Following Law With Constellation Wind Down
By Emelie Rutherford Six pro-NASA senators are ramping up their complaints that the agency allegedly is not following the law and fully funding the ill-fated Constellation space flight program before […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes GPS IIIB Milestone
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently that it successfully completed a key requirements review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite series under the Air Force’s next generation GPS III […]
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Harris Awarded $140 Million Contract to Modernize Ground Segment for NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
General Dynamics [GD] awarded Harris [HRS] a five-year, $140 million contract by to modernize the ground segment of the satellite communications network used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]
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Aerojet and NEC Collaborate to Explore Low Power Ion Propulsion Systems for Satellites
Aerojet, a GenCorp [GY] company, announced June 14 that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to jointly supply HAYABUSA-derived ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace […]
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SASC Recommends THAAD Funding Hit Due To Production Delay
By Marina Malenic The Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ’11 Defense Authorization Bill recommends withholding $25 million in funding for a medium-range air defense development effort […]
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SpaceX and NSPO Sign Contract to Launch Earth Observation Satellite
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO’s Earth Observation Satellite, Formosat-5. “The launch of Formosat-5 will build on the […]
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SASC Wants Analysis of MEADS Alternatives Before Further Funding
By Marina Malenic The Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ’11 Defense Authorization Bill would fence funding for a multinational air defense development effort until the Defense […]
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Orbital’s Two-Stage OBV Interceptor Rocket Successfully Launched for Missile Defense Flight Test
Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] said June 7 that a two-stage configuration of its flight-proven Orbital Boost Vehicle (OBV) was successfully flight-tested in the Booster Verification Test-1 (BVT-1) mission that originated […]
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GD Awarded $642.2 Million to Modernize NASA Satellite System Ground Segment
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems has been awarded a seven-year contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center for the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment […]
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First MUOS Satellite Finishes Interference Testing On First Pass
The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite has completed Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing as well as the Spacecraft Level Baseline Integrated […]