Space
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SpaceAir Force General Says Space Cargo Possible Within A Decade
The Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) has started looking at shipping and prepositioning cargo in space within 10 years, according to its commander. Air Force Gen. Carlton Everhart II […]
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SpaceAerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests 24-Hour Turnaround For AR-22 Rocket Engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] has successfully tested its AR-22 booster rocket engine’s ability to re-fire 10 times within 10 days, a critical milestone needed for its use on Boeing’s [BA] Phantom […]
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Business/FinancialL3 Acquires Space Mission Company Applied Defense Solutions
L3 Technologies [LLL] on Monday said it has acquired a software development and data analytics company that strengthens its work in space mission work for $50 million. Applied Defense Solutions […]
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SpaceNASA Delays Webb Telescope’s Launch To 2021
The often-delayed launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has slipped another 10 months based on the findings of an independent review board, NASA announced June 27. The launch, which was […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Greaves: Space-Based Interceptors Would Be A Big Change
The director of the Missile Defense Agency on Tuesday said adding space-based interceptors for missile defense “would require a significant change in national policy” and are expensive. He also noted […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s B-21 Bomber Nears Key Design Review
The U.S. Air Force, which has been developing the B-21 Raider for almost three years, is on track to conduct a critical design review (CDR) by year’s end, a service official said […]
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CongressCommerce Department Gearing Up For New Role In Space Situational Awareness
The U.S. Commerce Department, which the Trump administration recently tapped to replace the Department of Defense in providing space object tracking information to industry, expects to finish taking over its […]
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CongressSpace Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]
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SpaceTrump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That
President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the Department of Defense to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that […]
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SpaceSenate Panel Backs Space Station Funding Beyond 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) has rebuffed the Trump administration’s proposal to end federal funding for the International Space Station (ISS) by 2025. In a new report explaining its fiscal […]