Space
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SpaceATK Tests Second Ares Development Motor
By Marina Malenic ATK [ATK] Aug. 31 conducted a successful ground test of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2), the company said. Initial test data indicated that the motor, […]
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Space
Globalstar Receives Satellites for October Launch
Globalstar [GSAT] recently took delivery of three additional second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. “Taking delivery of these three new satellites completes a milestone achievement for Globalstar as we […]
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Air Force Reshuffles Space Management At Headquarters
By Marina Malenic The Air Force is altering its management structure for space-related functions at the Pentagon, according to a memo issued recently by the service’s top civilian official. Donley […]
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Boeing Gets Follow-on Contract For WGS SATCOM Program
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] said last week the Air Force has authorized $182 million for the company to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which […]
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NASA Eyes Competition In Push To Build Commercial Spaceflight Industry
By Emelie Rutherford NASA officials stressed recently that they want ample competition as well as space industry investment in their effort to help private U.S. companies develop systems to carry […]
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MDA Seeking Savings Through Competition
By Marina Malenic Seeking to trim costs under Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ efficiency initiative, the Missile Defense Agency is examining the possibility of opening tens of billions of dollars worth […]
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Lockheed Martin Adds Partners For Pursuit of MDA Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it added some 11 companies to its team in the pursuit of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. MDA […]
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THAAD Production Line On Hold as MDA Continues Contractor Crackdown
By Marina Malenic The manufacturer of a U.S. theater ballistic missile defense system has agreed to assume additional financial liability to open a production line for the system’s interceptor missiles, […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman, MDA Complete End-to-End BMD System Simulation
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have finalized verification and validation of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Performance Assessment 2009 (PA09). “Performance Assessment 2009 was […]
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Northrop Grumman Delivers First Battery Engagement Operations Center for IAMD Battle Command System
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered the first battery engagement operations center for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to the U.S. Army. The milestone was […]