Space
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SpaceNASA Awards Sierra Nevada, SpaceX, Orbital ATK CRS-2 Contracts
NASA on Thursday awarded Orbital ATK [OA], Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contracts, leaving Lockheed Martin [LMT] on the outside looking […]
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Air ForceFirst GPS III Satellite Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing
The first Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite developed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] finished a key milestone in December in preparation for a late 2016 launch. GPS III space […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Orbital ATK, SpaceX Booster Contracts
The Air Force on Wednesday said it awarded Orbital ATK [OA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contracts as part of its effort to get of […]
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Air ForceHASC Revisiting RD-180 Caps In Upcoming Authorization Season
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will tackle the Russian rocket engine restrictions in the upcoming authorization season after they were lifted in the fiscal year 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act. […]
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SpaceAerojet Rocketdyne Gauging AR1 Progress In February Meeting With ULA
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] and United Launch Alliance (ULA) brass will meet in February to gauge Aerojet Rocketdyne’s progress on its AR1 engine that the company is marketing as a drop […]
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SpaceOrbital ATK Declines To Test Fly Re-Engined Antares Before First Mission
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va.—Orbital ATK [OA] won’t test fly its re-engined Antares launch vehicle before its return to flight under NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) program. Orbital ATK Vice […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFP For GPS III Space Vehicles 11+ Phase 1 Production
The Air Force on Friday released a request for proposals (RFP) on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) space vehicles 11 and beyond Phase […]
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Business/FinancialSpace Florida Focusing On Attracting Business Through Manufacturing
Space Florida is touting its manufacturing capacity to attract new business as federal budgets tighten and political diversity through “ship-and-shoot” falls out of fashion. Space Florida President and CEO Frank […]
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SpaceULA Orders 20 RD-180s For Civilian, Commercial Uses
United Launch Alliance (ULA) ordered 20 Russian-developed RD-180s for use in civil and commercial missions with annual deliveries beginning in 2017, according to a company statement issued last month. The […]
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SpaceNASA Awards Boeing Its Second Commercial Crew Mission
NASA on December 18 awarded Boeing [BA] its second Commercial Crew mission to transport humans to the International Space Station (ISS), according to a company statement. The award is technically […]