Space
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SpaceRaytheon Demonstrates Ability To Launch An AIM-9X From Submarine
By Geoff Fein The Navy and a Raytheon [RTN]-led team have been exploring the use of a submarine-launched AIM-9X sidewinder air-to-air missile to provide self- defense against enemy aircraft and […]
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Space
Orbital Awarded New Minotaur V Mission By USAF and NASA
Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] recently said that the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) recently ordered the first Minotaur V launch vehicle under the company’s Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) […]
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CongressNASA Authorizers In Senate Say More Money Needed For Human Spaceflight
By Emelie Rutherford Senate NASA authorizers called on President Obama to boost human-spaceflight funding yesterday as it scrutinized a report spelling out alternatives to the agency’s underfunded moon-focused Constellation program. […]
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Congress
NASA Authorizers Tout Constellation, Grill Augustine On Review
By Emelie Rutherford A congressional committee questioned a preliminary report by a blue-ribbon panel on the future of human spaceflight yesterday, voicing support for NASA’s current Constellation effort that some […]
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ArmyMullen: New Law Not End of Acquisition Reforms Needed At DoD
By Emelie Rutherford The top U.S. military officer told lawmakers additional reforms to Pentagon weapons-development processes are being considered, and called for a requirements-setting board to focus more on combatant […]
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Space
NGA extends GeoEye’s Imagery Contract
GeoEye [GEOY], a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information and services, announced that it has signed a contract to extend its Service Level Agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence […]
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Space
NASA Can’t Reach Moon With Current Budget, Panel Concludes
By Marina Malenic A blue-ribbon panel’s final report on NASA’s future, which casts doubt on the viability of the Constellation moon mission, was delivered Sept. 8 to President Obama. The […]
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Space
United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches PAN Satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, on behalf of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Space Systems Company, successfully launched the PAN satellite Sept. 8 from Space Launch Complex- 41 as […]
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Space
Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract For ARSAT-1 Payload
Thales Alenia Space Sept. 8 said it signed a contract with Argentina’s ARSAT to supply the payload for the ARSAT-1 satellite, as part of the SSGAT (Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino […]
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Space
SpaceX and Astrium Partner For Falcon 1e Launch
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) Astrium recently announced a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth observation satellite designed by […]