Space
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Business/FinancialDespite Antares Explosion, ISS Resupply Plans On Track, Orbital ATK Chief Says
Orbital ATK’s [OA] costs and schedule under its Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA remain on target four months after one of the company’s rockets exploded near the launch […]
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SpaceContractors Submit Proposals For NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2
Contractors submitted proposals by Monday’s deadline for NASA’s second Cargo Resupply Services effort (CRS-2), which could feature multiple awards worth up to a combined $14 billion. Lockheed Martin [LMT] Civil […]
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SpaceGAO Says NOAA’s GOES-R March 2016 Launch Date At Risk
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s planned March 2016 launch of its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series satellite (GOES-R) is at risk because it is near capacity in the […]
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SpaceSpaceX Successfully Launches, Decides Against Falcon 9 ‘Hard’ Landing Due To Rough Seas
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission Wednesday, but decided against attempting to ‘hard’ land its Falcon 9 first stage booster due to […]
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ArmyBAE Wins $12 Million Army Space and Missile Defense Command Contract For Readiness Support
The Army awarded BAE Systems a two-year contract worth $11.8 million to provide hardware, software, and systems integration support for the Battlespace Command and Control Center. BAE will complete upgrades […]
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BudgetHouse Passes 2015 NASA Authorization Bill
The House on Tuesday passed a fiscal year 2015 NASA authorization bill that is almost identical to the one approved last year by the House, but not taken up by […]
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Air ForceNASA Pushes SpaceX DSCOVR Launch To Tuesday
NASA and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) pushed its expected Sunday launch of its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission to Tuesday due to both a tracking radar failure and […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Planning JSpOC Mission System Increment 3
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) is planning a third increment for its Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) Mission System (JMS), command chief Navy Adm. Cecil Haney said Friday. JMS is a […]
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SpacePalazzo Expresses Concern Over Commercial Crew’s ‘Compressed’ Timelines
A key lawmaker expressed concern Wednesday with what he called the “compressed” timelines in NASA’s Commercial Crew program (CCP). House Science, Space and Technology (SST) Space Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests 9.5 Percent Funding Increase, Will Compete Three Launches
The Air Force is requesting roughly 9.5 percent more funding for fiscal year 2016 than what was enacted in FY ’15 while the service also plans on competing three launches. […]