Space
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SpaceQuality Is Focus of Arianespace following Ariane 5’s launch postponement
Arianespace has initiated a multi-phase effort to pinpoint and resolve the technical issue that postponed its initial Ariane 5 flight of 2010, as well as revalidate quality control procedures for […]
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CongressSenate Panel Slams Constellation Cancellation
By Emelie Rutherford A week after President Barack Obama announced he will not completely kill NASA’s Orion space capsule, the space agency’s director yesterday faced senators angry about the administration’s […]
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Space
Boeing Hands Over GOES-P Satellite to NASA for Final Testing
Boeing [BA] last week announced that it transferred control of the third Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P) to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on March 24 […]
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Selex Galileo, Northrop Grumman, Demonstrate ECLIPSE Maturity
Finmeccanica‘s Selex Galileo recently announced the results of recent U.S. government reliability and characterization tests demonstrated the maturity of the latest infrared countermeasure system ECLIPSE, developed with Northrop Grumman [NOC]. […]
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Orbital Completes Acquisition of GD’s Satellite Development Unit
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] recently said it has completed its $55 million purchase of the spacecraft development and manufacturing business from General Dynamics [GD]. Orbital announced the deal early last […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes JAGM Seeker Tests
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently announced it has successfully completed one series of wide-ranging tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to- Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a […]
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Lockheed Martin DAGR Successfully Hits Target From Kiowa Warrior
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently announced it hit the target in two tests featuring Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) guided rockets launched from an airborne OH-58D Kiowa Warrior […]
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Space
Teal Worldwide Mission Model Estimates 2,229 Space Payloads
Teal Group Corp. announced recently it has revised upward its Worldwide Mission Model of future space payloads with 2,229 payloads proposed for launch to earth or lunar orbits or deep […]
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Space
NASA Expects No Net Job Losses Despite End of Constellation Program
By Marina Malenic Top leaders of NASA last week defended President Barrack Obama’s Fiscal 2011 agency budget from criticism that jobs will be lost if Congress agrees to terminate the […]
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Space
MEADS Technologies ‘Fully Mature’ Leading To Key Review, GAO Says
By Marina Malenic The Army’s Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program’s five critical technologies are fully mature ahead of a scheduled Critical Design Review (CDR) in August, congressional auditors […]