Space
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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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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 […]
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SpaceATK and NASA Team Complete Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop-Test
Alliant Techsystems [ATK], the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted the third […]
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SpaceSenate Takes Up NASA Bill With More Constellation Money Than House Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate considered a NASA spending bill Oct. 5 with more exploration monies than a House version that would delay funding until a blue-ribbon panel offers manned-spaceflight […]
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SpaceAir Force Conducts Successful Altitude Static Test of Aerojet’s (A2S) Motor
GenCorp‘s Aerojet [GY] and the Air Force successfully conducted a full-scale, full-duration static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Second Stage (A2S) motor achieving all test objectives, the company said. Aerojet developed […]
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SpaceRaytheon and Boeing Complete JAGM Test Series
Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] completed a series of captive carry flight tests of a form-factored tri-mode seeker for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition. “The test series demonstrated that Raytheon’s […]
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SpaceMBDA Scores a Direct Hit with Laser Guided Zuni Rocket
MBDA Oct 6. said it successfully demonstrated a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket against a moving target at the Navy’s test facilities at China Lake, Calif. This firing comes after […]
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SpaceSpaceX Completes Acceptance Testing of Falcon 9 Stages
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Oct. 5 announced the successful completion of acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon […]
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SpaceAccolades For NASA and JHU-APL for MESSENGER Mercury Flyby
September 29, NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft, more commonly referred to as “MESSENGER,” flew within 142 miles of Mercury’s surface. “Integral Systems congratulates NASA and APL […]