Space
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SpaceNASA Begins New Heavy-Lift Rocket Planning
By Emelie Rutherford NASA last week kicked off its effort to develop a new heavy-lift rocket by 2015, just as some members of Congress crafted plans to speed up that […]
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New Space Policy Promotes International Cooperation, Private Industry
By Marina Malenic The Obama administration has issued a new national space policy that emphasizes international cooperation and support for a robust space industrial base. In a written statement issued […]
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MBDA Successfully Completes Four Aster Missile Shots
MBDA last week said it successfully completed firings of its Aster 30 missile to demonstrate the effectiveness of the missile. Over the last month, the firings were conducted from the […]
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Senators Charge NASA Not Following Law With Constellation Wind Down
By Emelie Rutherford Six pro-NASA senators are ramping up their complaints that the agency allegedly is not following the law and fully funding the ill-fated Constellation space flight program before […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes GPS IIIB Milestone
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently that it successfully completed a key requirements review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite series under the Air Force’s next generation GPS III […]
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Harris Awarded $140 Million Contract to Modernize Ground Segment for NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
General Dynamics [GD] awarded Harris [HRS] a five-year, $140 million contract by to modernize the ground segment of the satellite communications network used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]
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Navy Awards Raytheon $368 Million in Contracts for SM-6
The Navy awarded Raytheon [RTN] contracts totaling $368 million with potential modifications for low rate initial production to manufacture Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) systems over a three-year period. “Low rate initial […]
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Air Force Anticipates New SBIRS Capabilities With GEO-1 Launch
By Marina Malenic The first geosynchronous Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile-warning satellite is expected to provide new tactical support capabilities in addition to its strategic mission, the Air Force program […]
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Demonstrates Descent Engine Technologies for Future Space Vehicle Landings
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne‘s [UTX] Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) demonstrated a throttling range 35 percent greater than in previous tests, as well as several new technology breakthroughs to support […]
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GD Awarded $642.2 Million to Modernize NASA Satellite System Ground Segment
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems has been awarded a seven-year contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center for the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment […]