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SpaceAerojet Successfully Demonstrates Next Generation Solid Ramjet Fuel
GenCorp‘s [GY] Aerojet said Aug. 10 that it has successfully tested an advanced solid ramjet fuel in an engine ground test. The fuel is being developed to provide long-range, high-speed […]
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Senate OKs NASA Bill That Could Give Solid-Rocket Motor Industry Reprieve
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill recently that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. The […]
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Orbital Gets $125 Million-Plus NASA Rocket Program Contract
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] has been selected by NASA for the prime contractor role on the space agency’s Sounding Rocket Operations Contract II (NSROC II) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity […]
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Business/FinancialNGA Awards $7.3 Billion For EnhancedView Contracts To DigitalGlobe, GeoEye
By Geoff Fein The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) last week awarded a $3.5 billion contract to DigitalGlobe and $3.8 billion to GeoEye Imagery Collection Systems [GEOY] for the EnhancedView commercial […]
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CongressSenate OKs NASA Bill That Could Give Solid-Rocket Motor Industry Reprieve
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill last week that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. […]
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Solid Rocket Motor Industry Too Big, Pentagon Says
By Marina Malenic LONDON–The U.S. solid rocket motor industrial base must be consolidated after years of continued overcapacity, the Pentagon’s top industrial policy official said recently. “We are looking at […]
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Derco Signs Agreement With ATK to Distribute Missile Warning and Surveillance Systems
Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky [UTX] Aerospace Services company, said July 21 that it had signed an agreement with Alliant Techsystems [ATK] to distribute its AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System […]
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Alabama Officials Envision ‘Aerospace Corridor’ With New Missile Factory
By Marina Malenic LONDON–Raytheon‘s [RTN] plan to build a new missile facility in Huntsville, Ala., could contribute to a booming aerospace sector on the Gulf Coast, officials from the state […]
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Ball Aerospace Ships STPSat-2 to Kodiak Launch Complex
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped the STPSat-2 satellite built for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) to Alaska’s Kodiak Launch […]
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LaBarge Receives $4.9 Million Contract from ULA for Atlas V Launch Program
LaBarge, Inc. [LB] has received a $4.9 million contract from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to continue to produce complex wiring harnesses for the Atlas V launch vehicle. “For the past […]