Space
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SpaceMagnolia Solar Corp. Announces Award From Air Force Under the SBIR Program
Magnolia Solar Corporation, a developer of high-performance, thin-film photovoltaic modules used in defense and commercial applications, announced recently that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has recently received a […]
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Space Programs To Get Extra Attention In Air Force Cost Review
By Marina Malenic Many of the Air Force’s chronically troubled space acquisition programs will get an extra hard look as the service scours its purchasing portfolio for savings, the top […]
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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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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 […]
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Iridium Selects Thales Alenia Space to Design and Construct Satellites
Iridium Communications Inc. [IRDM] June 2 released its comprehensive plan for funding, building and deploying its next-generation satellite constellation, including the execution of a fixed price contract with Thales Alenia […]
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First GPS IIF Launched Into Orbit
Air Force May 27 successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the first Global Positioning System IIF satellite from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. […]