Space
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SpaceOrbital’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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Business/FinancialFirst 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 […]
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Space
Masten Space Re-Lights Rocket Engine in Flight
Masten Space Systems, a leader in vertical take off, vertical landing (VTVL) rocket vehicles, successfully demonstrated in-air engine re-light capability today at the company’s test facility in Mojave, Calif. “We’re […]
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CAGW Releases Issue Brief on NASA Constellation Program
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) May 25 released an Issue Brief on the Constellation program. “As romantic and inspirational as space flight is, the brutal reality is that the Constellation […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Delivers First U.S. Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a […]
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Air Force Delays SBIRS GEO-1 Delivery, Still Hopes For FY ’11 Launch
Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] engineers last month completed system testing on the first Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile-warning satellite, now planned for delivery to Cape Canaveral, Fla., in […]
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Air Force On Track For JASSM IOC In January
By Marina Malenic EGLIN AFB, Fla.–A stealthy cruise missile developed by the Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] will officially be ready for deployment early next year, the service’s manager […]
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ILS Proton Successfully Launches BADR-5 for Arabsat
International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the BADR-5 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit June 4 on an ILS Proton […]
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Lawmakers Call On DoD To Aid Rocket Industry In Wake of NASA Changes
By Emelie Rutherford As the Obama administration moves to dismantle NASA’s Constellation program, lawmakers are prodding the Pentagon to craft plans for aiding the industrial base for solid and liquid […]
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Navy Demonstrates Ability To Launch AIM-9X From An Undersea Platform
By Geoff Fein The Navy has been able to demonstrate that a missile, such as the AIM-9X, can be deployed from a moving undersea platform, furthering the potential for use […]