Space
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SpaceArianespace to Launch 1st 10 Satellites in Galileo Constellation
Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Rene Oosterlinck, director of the Galileo Program and Navigation-related Activities at the European Space Agency (ESA), today signed the launch contract […]
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GD Awarded $118 M by US Navy for Common Missile Compartment Work
General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat has been awarded a $118 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to continue concept studies, engineering and design of a Common Missile Compartment for […]
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Space
Raydiance Partners with NASA Ames to Develop Advanced Microfluidics Technology for Space Applications
Raydiance Corporation, developer of the world’s first commercial-grade ultrafast laser, today announced it has partnered with the Small Spacecraft Division in the Engineering Directorate at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett […]
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Air Force Eyes August, September For New Cruise-Missile Analysis
The Air Force has completed a capabilities-based assessment for a follow-on cruise missile that looks at more than just the attributes of such a future munition, a service official said […]
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Navy Experts: More Ships Than Planned Likely Needed For Missile Defense
Military analysts told lawmakers recently the Navy may need to buy dozens of additional ships beyond those currently planned to satisfy President Barack Obama’s vision for sea- based missile defense […]
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Northrop Grumman Will Enter Competition as Prime Contractor for Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense Contract
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it will enter the competition as a prime contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment contract. “We […]
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Key Sensor Delivered To NPOESS Program
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) team led by Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered a critical sensor, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the company said. NPOESS […]
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Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Integration Milestones on First Mobile User Objective System Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced recently that it has successfully mated the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite’s high-performance communications system module with the propulsion core at its facilities in […]
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Raytheon Continues To Demonstrate Successful Tests of SM-6
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] conducted the fourth successful flight test of its Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) as the company readies to take its anti-cruise missile weapon to sea later this […]
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CongressObama Expected To Call Today For Axing NASA’s Constellation Program
By Emelie Rutherford Florida, Alabama, and Texas lawmakers are girding for a battle over NASA’s future this week following word President Barack Obama today will recommend canceling the Constellation program […]