Space
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SpaceKehler: Command Could Track Over 1,000 Space Objects By End of October
By B.C. Kessner The commander of the Air Force Space Command recently said it was closing in on an interim goal of being able to track over 1,000 objects in […]
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Space
New Missile Warning Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Begins Test Phase
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last month it has begun thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, a major program milestone that will validate […]
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Space
Raytheon’s Laser-Guided Maverick Tracking For Production Deliveries In 2011
By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] is now working with suppliers and conducting developmental testing of the Air Force’s latest variant of the AGM-65E2 laser-guided Maverick missile, with flight tests scheduled […]
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Space
COMSATBw-1 Military Satellite in Final Pre-Launch Processing in Kourou
The German military communications satellite COMSATBw-1, built and integrated by Thales Alenia Space, is now in its pre-launch processing phase in Kourou (French Guiana). The satellite should be launched end […]
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Space
Second AEHF Satellite Completes Major Environmental Test at Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite. “Successful completion of this rigorous test demonstrates the […]
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Space
Raytheon 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 […]