Space
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SpaceU.S. At Risk Of Creating Maginot Line With MILSATCOM Assets, Analyst Says
The United States is at risk of creating a Maginot Line in space, primarily with military satellite communication (MILSATCOM) assets, because it continues to assume that space systems will not […]
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SpaceNASA Releases Draft RFP For Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract
NASA released Friday a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, the second phase of a two-phased procurement strategy to develop a commercial crew […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Satellite Prototype To Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently delivered its full-sized, functional Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite prototype to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to test facilities and pre-launch processes, according to […]
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BudgetNavy’s MUOS Successfully Launches, Delivers Signal
The Navy successfully launched its second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite Friday morning at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard one of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas […]
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Business/FinancialOrbital’s Earnings Rise On Lower Interest Expenses
Orbital Sciences [ORB] last Thursday reported a decline in second quarter sales but an increase in net income due mainly to lower interest expense and to a lesser degree higher […]
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BudgetNavy, ULA Readies For Friday’s MUOS Launch
The Navy and launch partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) have readied for Friday’s potential 8:48 a.m. EST launch of the sea service’s second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite, […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Antenna Assemblies For Integration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed, and is preparing to install, the navigation, communication and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Space Fence Award Could Be Further Delayed, Shelton Says
The Air Force’s contract award for its multi-billion dollar next-generation space surveillance radar known as Space Fence could be further delayed as the Pentagon determines whether it can afford it […]
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CongressPanel Seeks NASA Boost, Commercial Crew Oversight
A Senate panel unveiled a budget plan Tuesday that would grant NASA more funding than House lawmakers are proposing and also increase oversight of efforts to develop a commercial spaceflight […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]