Space
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Air ForceAir Force Details Award Structures For Next-Gen Rocket Propulsion System Efforts
The Air Force could award as many as four contracts totaling $160 million as part of its next-generation rocket propulsion system request for proposals (RFP) released Tuesday, according to a […]
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Air ForceDoD In ‘Intense Discussion’ Over RD-180 Waiver, Air Force Releases Rocket Engine RFP
High-level Air Force and Defense Department officials are in “intense discussion” over whether to enact the waiver that would allow the service to use Russian-developed RD-180 rocket engines banned for […]
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Air ForceSASC Bill Creates Launch Capability Contract Exemption For Possible Delta IV Use
The fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) eliminates the reported $1 billion launch capability contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA) moving forward, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Certifies SpaceX For National Security Launches
The Air Force certified Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to compete for national security space launches, service Secretary Deborah James said Tuesday on Twitter. James didn’t specify which launch vehicle […]
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SpaceNASA Announces Science Instruments For Potentially $2 Billion Europa Mission
NASA on Tuesday announced the nine instruments that will participate in a mission that could be worth around $2 billion over its program life to investigate whether Europa, Jupiter’s icy […]
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ULA Rolls Out Plan For Simplifying Launch Purchases, Reducing Lead Times
United Launch Alliance (ULA), later this year, will release further details on a pair of initiatives for making launch purchases “Amazon-simple” while reducing lead times from years to months, company […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched the service’s secretive, unmanned space plane called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) at 11:05 a.m. EDT from […]
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SpaceHouse Appropriators Propose Big Cut To Commercial Crew, Big Boost For SLS
The fiscal year 2016 spending bill that the full House Appropriations Committee (HAC) will markup Wednesday proposes a big cut to the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) while providing a large […]
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Air ForceAir Force Open To Brokering Potential Deal On Atlas V Data Rights
The Air Force is open to negotiating a potential deal with United Launch Alliance (ULA) that would make the data and launch rights from its Atlas V rocket available to […]
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Air ForceAerojet Rocketdyne Seeks RL-10 Improvements Via Additive Manufacturing
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] is exploring using additive manufacturing to improve the injector and possibly the chamber of its RL-10 engine, according to a top executive. Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President of […]