Space
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Air ForceBoeing, Air Force Use Commercial-Like Contracting Model To Lower WGS Costs
The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] have used technological improvements and a commercial-like contracting model to lower costs on the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) program, according to officials. […]
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CongressOSTP Proposes Authorization Framework For Pioneering Commercial Space Businesses
President Barack Obama’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is proposing legislation that would that would provide a narrowly-tailored authorization process for newly-contemplated and pioneering commercial space activities. In […]
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Business/FinancialOrbital ATK Swings To Profit In First Quarter; Antares Set For Cargo Launch In July
Orbital ATK [OA] on Thursday said net income in its first quarter swung to a profit helped by lower taxes and higher operating income and the company said its first […]
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Space
U.S. Space v Orbital ATK Suit Alleges Value Of On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
A lawsuit filed by U.S. Space in New York Supreme Court could shed some light on the potential value of the on-orbit satellite servicing market. U.S. Space alleges that its […]
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SpaceSpaceX Sets Thursday For JCSAT-14 Launch
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch the JCSAT-14 communications satellite early Thursday morning, the company said on Twitter. Launch will take place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., […]
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Air Force
Mysterious Second Bid Adds Twist To First Competed EELV Mission
A second bid was surprisingly entered into the Air Force’s first launch competition in almost a decade. It was believed that only one company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), would […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards SpaceX $83 Million For GPS III Launch
The Air Force on Wednesday awarded its first competed space launch contract in more than 10 years. The service awarded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) a $83 million firm-fixed price, […]
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CyberNASA JPL Builds Private Cloud Based On Red Hat Platform
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has built a private cloud network based on the Red Hat, Inc. [RHT] OpenStack Platform, the company said Monday. The private cloud is aimed at […]
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Air ForceThornberry’s Mark Restricts Rocket Propulsion System Definition To First Stage Motor
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) fiscal year 2017 mark restricts the definition of a rocket propulsion system (RPS) to a main booster, first-stage rocket engine or […]