Space
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SpaceSTRATCOM Chief: Space Budget Should Bolster Proven Capabilities
By Marina Malenic The United States should put more of its military space budget toward creating greater redundancy in its proven space systems, rather than counting on next-generation capabilities that […]
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SpacePayload Integration Completed With NSS-12, THOR 6 For Next Mission
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace‘s Oct. 29 mission is now complete following the installation of its second payload–the NSS-12 satellite for telecommunications operator SES WORLD SKIES. Encapsulated in a protective […]
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SpaceRoll Out of Ares I-X Marks Major Milestone For ATK And NASA
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA made history Oct. 20 as the Ares I-X rocket rolled to the launch pad, marking the first time in more than 25 years a new […]
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SpaceULA Atlas Mission Successfully Launches DMSP F18
Adding to the Atlas rocket program’s accomplished five-decade legacy, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V successfully launched the Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 (DMSP F18) mission from […]
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SpaceTrident II D-5 Missile Achieves Record 129 Successful Test Flights In A Row
Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week said the Navy conducted successful test flights Sept. 3 and 4 of two Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs). The Navy launched the unarmed […]
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SpaceSpaceX Successfully Completes First Stage 9-Engine Rocket Firing
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) said recently that it successfully conducted two static firings of the first stage, nine-engine cluster for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The firings took place at […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Team Conducts Compatibility Test of First MUOS Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has demonstrated the interface compatibility of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite’s dual legacy and next-generation Ultra High Frequency (UHF) communications payloads […]
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SpaceSecond Battery of Lockheed Martin’s THAAD Weapon System Activated
The Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery recently in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists […]
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SpaceSenate Weighs NASA Funding; Pols Want Stimulus Money For Space Agency
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is weighing a NASA spending bill that nearly matches the White House’s request for space exploration, just as a growing chorus of lawmakers is calling […]
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CongressSenate NASA Vote Nears; Pols Want Stimulus Money For Space Agency
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is set to pass a NASA spending bill this week that nearly matches the White House’s request for space exploration, just as a growing chorus […]