Space
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SpaceBlue Origin Accommodating Vulcan By Expanding BE-4 Production Capabilities
Blue Origin will expand its existing BE-4 engine production capability already established at its Kent, Wash.-development facility to accommodate the initial production rate needed for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation […]
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SpaceFlorida ‘Years’ Away From Acquiring Shiloh Spaceport Property
The state of Florida is “years away” from acquiring a NASA-owned property located at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., (KSC) that would serve as its “holy grail” for attracting commercial space […]
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SpaceBoeing Taking Slow, But Steady, Approach To Commercial Crew Milestones
NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Boeing [BA] is taking a slow, but steady, approach to achieving its NASA Commercial Crew milestones, despite being roughly two years behind rival Space Exploration Technologies […]
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Navy/USMCMUOS-4 Navy Communications Satellite Successfully Launched
The Air Force and Navy successfully launched the Navy’s fourth in a new constellation of satellites designed for beyond-the-line-of-sight communications, the Air Force said Wednesday. The Mobile User Objective System […]
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Air ForceULA Predicts Two Additional Launches Per Year Thanks To Off-Site Vertical Integration
United Launch Alliance (ULA) expects to produce two additional launches per year at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., due to relocating some vertical integration procedures to a new facility […]
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SpaceSpaceX ‘Couple Of Months’ Away From Returning To Flight
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is spending more time than it originally envisioned to return to flight, which company CEO Gwynne Shotwell said Monday is a “couple of months” away. […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Triples Cryocooler Power Density Via Compressor Motor Improvements
Lockheed Martin [LMT] scientists were able to triple the power density of a satellite micro-cryocooler by significantly improving the compressor motor design. Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center Research Scientist Jeffrey […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Systems/Loral to Study Robotically-Assembled Satellites
Under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral will study how to robotically assemble geostationary communications satellite already in orbit, the company […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Unveils Smaller, More Efficient Satellite Cooling System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled a new satellite cooling system that has three times the power density as previous systems, the company said Tuesday. Sophisticated satellite cameras and sensors need to […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Extends Raytheon Contract For Spaceflight Support Facilities
The NASA Johnson Space Center awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract extension worth upward of $102 million to continue to provide operations, maintenance, and engineering services for up to four years […]