Space
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SpaceATK to Produce A2100 Satellite Bus Structures For GPS III
ATK [ATK] has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build the A2100 satellite bus structures for the next- generation Global Positioning System, or GPS III. The first […]
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Space
First Live Warhead Flight for Lockheed Martin’s Multi-Purpose Hellfire II Missile
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] multi-purpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II missile scored another success in its second proof-of-principle (POP) flight test, the first armed with a live warhead, the company said Thursday. “This […]
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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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Business/FinancialOrbital Completes Acquisition of GD’s Satellite Development Unit
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] last Friday said it has completed its $55 million purchase of the spacecraft development and manufacturing business from General Dynamics [GD]. Orbital announced the deal early […]
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International Launch Services and Telesat Announce the ILS Proton Launch of Nimiq 6 in 2012
International Launch Services (ILS) and Telesat recently announced a contract for the ILS Proton launch of Telesat’s Nimiq 6 satellite scheduled for mid-2012. “ILS has a longstanding history with Telesat […]