Space
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Air ForceLarge Contractors Impede DoD Commercial SATCOM Acquisition Reform, Operating Exec Says
Large military satellite manufacturers impede meaningful change to the way the Defense Department purchases commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) bandwidth from commercial satellite operators, according to the executive of a commercial […]
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SpaceNASA Launches Next-Generation Communications Satellite TDRS-K
The first of NASA’s three next-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), known as TDRS-K, launched Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according to an agency statement. TDRS-K […]
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Business/FinancialDigitalGlobe, GeoEye Merger Finalizes
The expected merger between commercial satellite imagers DigitalGlobe [DGI] and GeoEye (GEOY) finalized yesterday. The combined company, to be known as DigitalGlobe, has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based […]
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Space
ESA Awards Astrium Nearly $147 Million In Ariane Launch Study Contracts
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) subsidiary Astrium nearly $147 million in contracts to study toward the development of the Ariane 6 and Ariane […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Joins Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Program
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has joined Sierra Nevada’s (SNC) Dream Chaser program to compete for NASA’s Commercial Crew spaceflight program, according to a company statement. Lockheed Martin will be an exclusive […]
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Business/Financial
ATK Looks To Regain Lost Satellite Component Market Share
BELTSVILLE, Md. — ATK [ATK] is looking to take advantage of reformed export control laws to regain satellite components market share. “We export a lot of our components and, hopefully, […]
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ArmyGMD Returns To Flight With Successful GBI Flight Test, Readies For Future Intercept Tests
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said a successful Jan. 26 flight test of a three-stage ground-based interceptor (GBI) launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., marks the return to flight for the […]
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Space
ATK Gunning For More Small Satellite Prime Contractor Roles
BELTSVILLE, Md. — ATK [ATK] is launching an effort to secure more small satellite prime contractor roles as the Defense Department starts to emphasize smaller, more affordable satellites, according to […]
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Army
Army Orders Upgrades Manpack Radios To Communicate With SATCOM System
Under a $5 million contract, the Army ordered kits in December to upgrade 100 of General Dynamics’ [GD] Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios to enable […]
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Space
ATK’s RPO Lab Shows It’s Serious About Satellite Servicing, Company Says
BELTSVILLE, Md.— ATK’s [ATK] investment in its 15-month-old Robotic Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) Lab shows the company is serious about succeeding in the nascent market of satellite servicing, according […]