Space
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SpaceNew Missile Warning Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Begins Test Phase
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last month it has begun thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, a major program milestone that will validate […]
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Space
Raytheon’s Laser-Guided Maverick Tracking For Production Deliveries In 2011
By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] is now working with suppliers and conducting developmental testing of the Air Force’s latest variant of the AGM-65E2 laser-guided Maverick missile, with flight tests scheduled […]
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CongressNASA Authorizers In Senate Say More Money Needed For Human Spaceflight
By Emelie Rutherford Senate NASA authorizers called on President Obama to boost human-spaceflight funding yesterday as it scrutinized a report spelling out alternatives to the agency’s underfunded moon-focused Constellation program. […]
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Congress
NASA Authorizers Tout Constellation, Grill Augustine On Review
By Emelie Rutherford A congressional committee questioned a preliminary report by a blue-ribbon panel on the future of human spaceflight yesterday, voicing support for NASA’s current Constellation effort that some […]
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ArmyMullen: New Law Not End of Acquisition Reforms Needed At DoD
By Emelie Rutherford The top U.S. military officer told lawmakers additional reforms to Pentagon weapons-development processes are being considered, and called for a requirements-setting board to focus more on combatant […]
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Space
Navy Awards Raytheon $93 Million For SM-6
Raytheon [RTN] Sept. 9 said it won the first of several planned low rate initial production (LRIP) contracts to build Standard Missile-6 systems for the Navy. “Standard Missile-6 has been […]
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Space
Second Time’s a Charm For Ares I Solid Rocket Test
By B.C. Kessner NASA and ATK [ATK] Space Systems conducted a successful horizontal ground-firing test of the first stage of the Ares moon rocket Thursday at ATK’s facility in Promontory, […]
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Space
HISPASAT’s Amazonas 2 On-Site For 5<SUP
The initial passenger for Arianespace‘s fifth Ariane 5 mission of this year was delivered to French Guiana recently following a trans-Atlantic cargo flight from Europe and is undergoing initial checkout, […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin’s AEHF Military Comms Satellite Enters Final Testing
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the Air Force has entered final testing at facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman Introduces New Test Bed For NPOESS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] Thursday said it has inaugurated the Electrical Engineering Model Test Bed (EEMTB), a critical tool that will reduce the risk associated with developing the spacecraft for the […]