Space
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SpaceRaytheon Delivers 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missile to Navy
In a significant production milestone, Raytheon [RTN] delivered the 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to the U.S. Navy. “Tomahawk Block IV provides the Navy with a combat-proven weapon that […]
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CongressNASA Authorizers Skeptical About Obama’s Shift To Commercial Spacecraft
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers vexed by President Barack Obama’s attempt to cancel the Constellation moon-exploration program grilled NASA’s leader yesterday about its plan to help commercial companies build human-spaceflight vehicles. […]
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Space
ALTB Successful In First Lethal Ballistic Missile Intercept
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Feb. 11 successfully demonstrated the potential use of directed energy to defend against ballistic missiles when the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) destroyed […]
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Space
Air Force Launches Solar Observatory
The 45th Space Wing Feb. 11 launched a rocket carrying the Solar Dynamics Observatory, a NASA spacecraft, out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The United Launch Alliance Atlas […]
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Space
ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Intelsat 16 Satellite for Intelsat; First ILS Proton Launch of 2010
International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial space industry, successfully carried the Intelsat 16 satellite to orbit for Intelsat S.A., the […]
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Space
ILS and SES Announce Launch of SES-3 in 2011 Paired with Kazsat-2 Satellite
International Launch Services (ILS) and global satellite operator SES Feb. 11 announced the ILS Proton launch of the SES-3 satellite with the Kazsat-2 telecommunications satellite in 2011. “ILS and SES […]
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Space
STS-130 Launches on First Mission of Final Year
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center early Feb. 8, marking the first flight of 2010 and the beginning of the Shuttle’s final year of operation. During […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Receives $243 Million For JASSM Lot 8 Production
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received an Air Force contract valued at $243.5 million for an eighth production lot of the JASSM cruise missile. “This contract enables Lockheed Martin to continue […]
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Space
Italian Takes Over NATO Theater Missile Defense Program
Italian Air Force Brig. Gen. Alessandro Pera Feb. 1 took over as the new head of the Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) Program Office, succeeding retired Brig. Gen. […]
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Space
NASA Calls For Canceling Constellation, Acknowledges Hill Pushback
By Emelie Rutherford NASA leaders argued Feb. 1 President Barack Obama’s proposal to cancel the Constellation program would not hamper human spaceflight, as lawmakers whose states’ economies are linked to […]