Space
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SpaceATK Tests Second Ares Development Motor
By Marina Malenic ATK [ATK] Aug. 31 conducted a successful ground test of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2), the company said. Initial test data indicated that the motor, […]
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Space
Globalstar Receives Satellites for October Launch
Globalstar [GSAT] recently took delivery of three additional second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. “Taking delivery of these three new satellites completes a milestone achievement for Globalstar as we […]
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Space
Air Force Reshuffles Space Management At Headquarters
By Marina Malenic The Air Force is altering its management structure for space-related functions at the Pentagon, according to a memo issued recently by the service’s top civilian official. Donley […]
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Engine Snags Delay Air Force Satellite Orbit By Months
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force’s first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite could be at least seven months behind schedule in reaching its intended orbit after an […]
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Space
ATK and NASA Successfully Test the Second Five-Segment Ares DM-2
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA conducted a successful ground test Aug. 31 of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2). “The information collected from this test, used together with data […]
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Space
Royal Navy’s Sea Viper Missile System Hits its Target
The Royal Navy’s newest air defense missile, designed to arm the Navy’s new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, has successfully completed its toughest test yet during trials in the Mediterranean. […]
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Space
MEADS Passes Key Review
By Marina Malenic A NATO air and missile defense development effort has shown sufficient technological maturity to proceed into its systems integration and flight-testing phases, the system’s manufacturer said last […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Completes Second Live Tracking Exercise for BMD
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense […]
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Space
Boeing Gets Follow-on Contract For WGS SATCOM Program
By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] said last week the Air Force has authorized $182 million for the company to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which […]
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NASA Eyes Competition In Push To Build Commercial Spaceflight Industry
By Emelie Rutherford NASA officials stressed recently that they want ample competition as well as space industry investment in their effort to help private U.S. companies develop systems to carry […]