Space
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SpaceOrbital Completes Acquisition of GD’s Satellite Development Unit
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] recently said it has completed its $55 million purchase of the spacecraft development and manufacturing business from General Dynamics [GD]. Orbital announced the deal early last […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Successfully Completes JAGM Seeker Tests
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently announced it has successfully completed one series of wide-ranging tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to- Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin DAGR Successfully Hits Target From Kiowa Warrior
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently announced it hit the target in two tests featuring Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) guided rockets launched from an airborne OH-58D Kiowa Warrior […]
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SpaceTeal Worldwide Mission Model Estimates 2,229 Space Payloads
Teal Group Corp. announced recently it has revised upward its Worldwide Mission Model of future space payloads with 2,229 payloads proposed for launch to earth or lunar orbits or deep […]
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Business/FinancialOrbital Completes Acquisition of GD’s Satellite Development Unit
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] last Friday said it has completed its $55 million purchase of the spacecraft development and manufacturing business from General Dynamics [GD]. Orbital announced the deal early […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin, ATK Announce Team On Next-Gen Athena Rocket
By Marina Malenic Lockheed Martin [LMT] and ATK [ATK] March 25 announced a teaming agreement to manufacture a modernized Athena rocket that could support both civil and military space launches. […]
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SpaceLaunch of ASTRA 3B Satellite Postponed by Several Days
SES ASTRA on Friday said that the launch of its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been postponed due to an anomaly that occurred in a launcher subsystem. The launch service […]
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SpaceAerojet’s Advanced Third Stage Technology Demonstration Motor Successfully Tested by Air Force
GenCorp‘s [GY] Aerojet and the Air Force conducted a successful static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage (A3S) technology demonstration motor in support of the U.S. Family of Motors for […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Eyes GMD Work As STSS Prepares To Enter Testing
By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] executives last week reaffirmed plans to bid for a Pentagon contract for sustainment of the country’s silo-based missile defense system and said they are […]
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SpaceManTech Awarded $160 Million Contract to Provide Systems Engineering and Integration Services to U.S. Air Force for Space Launches
ManTech International Corporation [MANT] said last week that it was awarded a prime contract worth a potential $160 million to provide system engineering and integration services to support current and […]