Space
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SpaceOrion Capsule Passes Design Hurdle That Would Need A Redo If Ares Scrapped
By Emelie Rutherford NASA officials steering the cash-strapped Constellation program hailed the developmental Orion crew capsule’s passing of a major review this week and maintained plans are on track for […]
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NASA Scrubs Key Ares Test With U.S. Manned Space Program in Limbo
By Marina Malenic PROMONTORY, Utah–As uncertainty over the future of its ambitious Constellation program grows, NASA Thursday aborted a horizontal ground-firing test of a key program element–the first stage of […]
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Final Augustine Report With Constellation Options Faces Slight Delay
By Emelie Rutherford A blue-ribbon panel’s final report to President Obama on NASA’s future, which casts doubt on the viability of the Constellation program, will not be released quite as […]
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Successful First Flight Test of ABL Laser By MDA, Industry Partners
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Boeing [BA] and its industry teammates on Aug. 18 successfully fired the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, “the first light in flight,” […]
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Companies Await MDA Verdict On Air-Launched Hit-to-Kill Programs
As the Pentagon begins shifting the focus of its missile defenses portfolio from long-range to theater threats, industry teams are eagerly awaiting the results of a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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Lockheed Martin Sheds 800 Jobs In Space Unit
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Space Systems Co. recently announced employment reductions of about 800 aimed at “right-sizing” the company and improving its competitive posture. Space Systems will implement a broad-based workforce […]
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NASA, Air Force Launch Green Rocket
NASA and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) officials recently announced the launch of an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice. “By funding this collaborative […]
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Lockheed Martin JCSAT-12 Launched From French Guiana
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, was successfully launched Aug. 21 from Kourou, French Guiana. […]
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2009 Busiest Year for Arianespace
Arianespace is keeping up its mission pace as two additional Ariane 5s are now in process at French Guiana, following the vehicle that launched a payload of two telecommunications satellites […]
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AFP: South Korea Loses Satellite in Failed Launch Attempt
A satellite launched by South Korea’s first space rocket is thought to have burnt up in the Earth’s atmosphere after missing its designated orbit, according to AFP Wednesday. Seoul vowed […]