Space
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SpaceOrbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS
Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, according to a company statement. After Cygnus was launched July 13 […]
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SpaceBezos Invests About $500 Million In Blue Origin
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has invested about $500 million and possibly more into secretive Blue Origin, the space company he founded to pursue cost-effective human access to space. Blue Origin […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Up, Sales Down At Orbital In Second Quarter
Orbital Sciences [ORB] on Thursday posted a slight rise in net income in the second quarter despite a modest decline in sales as an insurance recovery related to a an […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues First Competitive EELV Mission In 10 Years
The Air Force Tuesday issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission, its first competitive procurement of a space launch mission in 10 years. […]
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Air ForceDoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
A top Defense Department official Wednesday warned a joint Senate panel against rushing to fund a next-generation rocket engine when parameters and goals for such a project have yet to […]
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SpaceDARPA Awards Contracts For XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane Design
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Tuesday it awarded contracts to three companies to begin work on its XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane program. Contracts were awarded to Boeing [BA] […]
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Space
Orbital Successfully Launches Orb-2 Mission, NASA Issues CRS-2 Draft RFP
Orbital Sciences [ORB] and NASA Sunday successfully launched the company’s Antares medium-class rocket as part of its Orb-2 Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), according […]
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SpaceSpaceX Successfully Launches OG2 Mission
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Monday successfully launched six Orbcomm [ORBC] OG2 communication satellites at around 11:15 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Orbcomm said Monday all […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Hosted Payload Solutions ID/IQ Contracts
The Air Force Thursday awarded 14 different $495 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contracts for Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS), according to a Defense Department statement. The following companies received contracts: Astrium Services […]
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United Launch Alliance Asks Court To Dismiss SpaceX Lawsuit
Defense Department launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) Tuesday moved for a court to permanently dismiss a lawsuit filed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). ULA said in its filing […]