Space
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SpaceATK Delivers First Production AARGMs to the Navy
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] said recently that the Navy has accepted the initial deliveries of AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) production missiles. “We are very proud of the hard work […]
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Space
Key Republican Backs U.S.-Polish Missile Interceptor Agreement
By Emelie Rutherford A key Republican missile-defense strategist applauded recently a new U.S.-Poland agreement that paves the way for President Barack Obama’s European missile defense plans. Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio), […]
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Space
Timing Issue Delays SBSS Launch, Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Air Force has discovered and produced a fix for a timing issue found on a Minotaur IV launch vehicle that delayed a planned July 8 launch […]
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Space
ATK Completes Installation of World’s Largest Solid Rocket Motor for Ground Test
Engineers and technicians at Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA have completed installation work on the second Ares I First Stage five-segment Development Motor (DM-2), in preparation for its static-fire, which […]
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Space
United Space Alliance To Layoff 15 Percent of Shuttle Workforce
The Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] joint venture United Space Alliance (USA) recently said it will layoff about 15 percent of its current Space Shuttle support workforce to better […]
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Space
NASA Hill Backers Claim Consensus On Bill Hastening Heavy-Lift Rocket
By Emelie Rutherford Key lawmakers and the White House signaled support last week for moving forward with building space technologies based on NASA’s Constellation manned-spaceflight program, which President Barack Obama […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Selects Marotta to Supply Pneumatic Cooling For JAGM Team
Marotta Controls said Monday that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to join its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) industry team to provide the pneumatic cooling system (PCS) for […]
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Business/FinancialSatellite Firms Should See Growth As Need For Imagery Mounts, Official Says
By Geoff Fein Even with the concern over dwindling defense budgets and the high cost of putting satellites into orbit, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) sees the […]
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Business/Financial
United Space Alliance To Layoff 15 Percent of Shuttle Workforce
The Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] joint venture United Space Alliance (USA) yesterday said it will layoff about 15 percent of its current Space Shuttle support workforce to better […]
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Space
Navy Awards Raytheon $368 Million in Contracts for SM-6
The Navy awarded Raytheon [RTN] contracts totaling $368 million with potential modifications for low rate initial production to manufacture Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) systems over a three-year period. “Low rate initial […]