Space
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SpaceMicrosatellite Achieves Success During SpaceX Mission
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Applied Minds, LLC announced the success of a recent launch and orbit of a Mayflower test microsatellite. Data gathered from around the world was analyzed, showing […]
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SpaceAir Force Launches Next-Gen Missile Warning Sat
The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman To Develop EHF Satcom Antenna For B-2
A new antenna system being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] will enable the B-2 stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information securely by satellite up to 100 times faster […]
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SpaceATK Boosters Help Launch Final Shuttle Endeavour Mission
ATK‘s [ATK] Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) supported the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour recently as they ignited to send the crew on their 11-day mission to the International […]
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SpaceKratos To Acquire Integral Systems For $236 Million
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [KTOS] recently said it has agreed to acquire Integral Systems, Inc. [ISYS] for $235.5 million in cash and stock in a deal that significantly […]
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SpaceAir Force, Lockheed Martin Continue AEHF Negotiations
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] remain in discussions regarding financial penalties for propulsion system malfunctions that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit last summer, a […]
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SpaceNew Long-Range Navy Missile To Begin Operational Testing, Deployments This Summer
The Navy’s newest long-range, anti-aircraft missile is ready to begin operational testing, as well as a small number of deployments aboard service warships by July, a senior industry official overseeing […]
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SpaceU.S., Romania, Select Base To Host U.S. BMD System With SM-3 Interceptor
The United States and Romania last week said they jointly selected the Deveselu Air Base near Caracal, Romania to host a U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) that employs the […]
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SpaceNASA, Firms See Robust Market For Nascent Commercial Space Industry
NASA and the four companies it tapped to further develop a commercial space transportation industry expressed confidence recently that a market exists beyond the U.S. government for the crew-transport vehicles […]
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SpaceLaunch Preparations For GPS IIF SV-2 Begin
Officials from Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center have announced the delivery of the second in the series of 12 GPS IIF space vehicles to Cape Canaveral […]