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SpaceSuccessful First Flight Test of ABL Laser By MDA, Industry Partners
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Boeing [BA] and its industry teammates on Aug. 18 successfully fired the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, “the first light in flight,” […]
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Companies Await MDA Verdict On Air-Launched Hit-to-Kill Programs
As the Pentagon begins shifting the focus of its missile defenses portfolio from long-range to theater threats, industry teams are eagerly awaiting the results of a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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Lockheed Martin Sheds 800 Jobs In Space Unit
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Space Systems Co. recently announced employment reductions of about 800 aimed at “right-sizing” the company and improving its competitive posture. Space Systems will implement a broad-based workforce […]
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NASA, Air Force Launch Green Rocket
NASA and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) officials recently announced the launch of an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice. “By funding this collaborative […]
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Lockheed Martin JCSAT-12 Launched From French Guiana
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, was successfully launched Aug. 21 from Kourou, French Guiana. […]
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2009 Busiest Year for Arianespace
Arianespace is keeping up its mission pace as two additional Ariane 5s are now in process at French Guiana, following the vehicle that launched a payload of two telecommunications satellites […]
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AFP: South Korea Loses Satellite in Failed Launch Attempt
A satellite launched by South Korea’s first space rocket is thought to have burnt up in the Earth’s atmosphere after missing its designated orbit, according to AFP Wednesday. Seoul vowed […]
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Lockheed Martin SBIRS HEO-2 Certified by USSTRATCOM
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Wednesday announced that the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and associated ground systems have been certified for missile warning operations by […]
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Discovery Mission Marks Shift to Continuous Research Onboard Space Station
Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Aug. 28 from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on a 13-day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and environmental hardware to […]
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NASA’s Next-Gen Manned Spacecraft Enroute to White Sands For Testing
NASA’s next generation of a manned-spacecraft made a stop at Holloman AFB, N.M., on its way to White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), N.M. where launch abort tests will be performed, […]