Space
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SpaceAerojet Rocketdyne Pays Orbital ATK $50 Million In Antares Settlement
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] is paying Orbital ATK [OA] $50 million to settle a disagreement stemming from Orbital ATK’s Antares launch failure in October, according to a Securities and Exchange Committee […]
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SpacePrivate Sector Prods NASA For Commercial Space Station Plan Post ISS
The private sector is calling on NASA to publicly communicate a specific plan soon if it wants to use commercial space stations to support human research efforts if the International […]
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SpaceULA Selects Orbital ATK Over Aerojet Rocketdyne For Future Atlas, Vulcan Solid Boosters
United Launch Alliance (ULA) selected Orbital ATK [OA] over rival Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] to provide brand new, first stage solid boosters on its future Atlas V rocket and next-generation Vulcan […]
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Insurance Responsibility Following Antares Failure Concerns NASA IG
NASA’s inspector general is concerned about future enforcement of liability and insurance provisions for the agency’s commercial cargo and crew programs following how NASA, Virginia lawmakers and a state agency […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Testing BE-4 Powerpack, Aims For Engine Testing By End Of 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Blue Origin is currently testing its powerpack for the BE-4 engine and is on path for full engine testing by the end of 2016, a company executive said […]
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NASA Sets First Crewed Orion Mission As No Later Than 2023
NASA on Wednesday said the Orion space vehicle would fly with humans no later than April 2023. NASA said in a press release officials completed a critical milestone for Orion […]
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SpaceBoeing Declines Divesting United Launch Alliance
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Boeing [BA] is not currently interested in divesting United Launch Alliance (ULA)–to Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] or anyone else. “Divesting ULA is not in our thinking at this time,” […]
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Air ForceHyten Warns Continuing Resolution Could Hold New Launch Vehicle Start
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force’s effort to procure a next-generation rocket propulsion system would be put on hold if lawmakers can’t pass a fiscal year 2016 budget and, instead, pass […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks Open Architecture Approach For Unified Satellite Ground System
The Air Force is in the initial planning stages for a single, unified satellite ground system architecture that will harness open systems to exercise command and control (C2) during conflict […]
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SpaceCash Offer Could Make Rumored Aerojet-ULA Deal Legit, Executive Says
A cash offer, as opposed to stock, could make the rumored Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] offer for United Launch Alliance (ULA) legitimate, according to a veteran industry executive. “I could see […]