Space
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SpaceNASA Awards Additional Commercial Crew Missions To Boeing, SpaceX
NASA on Tuesday said it awarded four additional Commercial Crew missions each to contractors Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), though it said the awards, at this time, […]
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SpaceFAA Yet To License SpaceX Return To Flight
The FAA has yet to issue a license for Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) return to flight despite the company announcing it is targeting Jan. 8 for its first launch […]
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SpaceCommercial Space Proponent Charles Miller Named To Trump NASA Landing Team
The Trump transition has named commercial space proponent Charles Miller to the NASA agency landing team, according to the transition website. Miller has had several leadership positions in pro-commercial space […]
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OneWeb Secures $1.2 Billion In Funded Capital For Satellite Constellation
OneWeb secured $1.2 billion in funded capital from SoftBank and existing investors, of which $1 billion will come from SoftBank, according to a OneWeb statement. The $1.2 billion fundraising round […]
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Boeing, SpaceX Push Back Commercial Crew Dates
NASA recently announced Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) had delayed flight test dates for their respective Commercial Crew efforts. Boeing set its orbital (uncrewed) flight test for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases Draft RFP For Long Duration Propulsive Effort
The Air Force on Dec. 13 released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for its U.S. Enterprise Rideshare Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapters (LDPE), according to a notice […]
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SpaceOrbital ATK Launches NASA’s CYGNSS Spacecraft
Orbital ATK [OA] on Thursday successfully launched NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellites, according to a company statement. Launch took place on Orbital ATK’s Pegasus air-launched rocket. For […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Issue RFP For WGS Satellite Operations
The Air Force is gearing up to solicit bids to have industry take over operating two constellations of military communications satellites: the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system and its predecessor, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Approves Lockheed Martin’s GPS Ground System Upgrade Design
The Air Force approved Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] design to upgrade the GPS ground control system with new capabilities for the newest GPS III satellites, the company said Monday. The Critical […]
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Air ForceRaymond Vows To Continue Hyten’s Resiliency, Responsiveness Efforts
The new head of Air Force Space Command (APSPC) will continue his predecessor’s efforts toward resiliency and responsiveness. “If that didn’t come out loud and clear in my speech, then […]