Space
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SpaceBezos Unveils Additional New Glenn Rocket Details
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday unveiled new details about the company’s New Glenn orbital rocket, including a two stage and three stage variant and capability of taking 13 […]
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SpaceULA WGS-9 Launch Delayed Due To Booster Issue
United Launch Alliance (ULA) delayed the launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the WGS-9 satellite for the U.S. Air Force for no earlier than March 14 after finding a […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Delivers Fifth AEHF Communications Payload
Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered the fifth payload for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman said Monday. The payload was delivered at […]
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BudgetFY ’17 Defense Spending Bill Slams F-35 Program; Air Force, Navy Programs Get Boosts
The fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill released Thursday slams the F-35 program, accusing it of, among other things, allegedly not contracting for the proper number of aircraft in each […]
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Air ForceULA Successfully Launches NRO Payload
United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully lofted a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The NROL-79 […]
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SpaceSpaceX Announces Late 2018 Moon Mission
Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) on Monday announced that it will send a privately crewed Dragon spacecraft around the moon in late 2018. In a statement on its website, the […]
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Business/FinancialContinuing Expansion In U.S., MDA To Acquire DigitalGlobe
Canadian satellite and communications company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) on Friday agreed to acquire U.S. satellite imagery firm DigitalGlobe [DGI] for $2.4 billion in a deal that accelerates […]
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SpaceAmbitious Schedule Leads To SpaceX Caution With Scrub And Launch
A space industry consultant believes Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) ambitious schedule for 2017 after months of being grounded likely lead the company to scrub Saturday launch, despite overwhelming odds […]
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Air ForceGoldfein Offers Space Training Venues To Joint Partners
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein is offering to train and equip his joint force colleagues in space warfare and provide Air Force training venues in an effort […]
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SpaceVirginia Bill Provides Up To $20 Million For Upgrades At Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
A bill moving through the Virginia General Assembly could provide as much as $20 million to the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority (VCSFA) for improvements at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), […]