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UncategorizedSierra Nevada Protests NASA’s Commercial Crew Award
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) on Sept. 26 protested NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) award to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Boeing [BA] with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), sister […]
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UncategorizedNASA Releases RFP For Second Cargo Resupply Services Effort
NASA released Sept. 25 a request for proposals (RFP) for its next round of contracts for private sector companies to deliver experiments and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Withholds $26 Million From Lockheed Martin Over GPS III Delays
The Air Force has withheld nearly $26 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] since May 2011 over delays of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite due to issues with […]
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UncategorizedWith ATK Announcement, Field Vying For Next-Gen Rocket Engine Becoming Clearer
With an industry day scheduled to have taken place Sept. 25 and 26 at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., the field of companies vying for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar next […]
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UncategorizedSpaceX Successfully Launches CRS-4 Mission
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched its fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS-4) mission for NASA early Sept. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the company said on […]
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UncategorizedBlue Origin Rocket Engine’s Natural Gas Feature Excites Space Command’s Hyten
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The ease of acquiring, supporting and operating the liquefied natural gas that will power Blue Origin‘s BE-4 rocket engine is exciting to the head of Air […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Awards ULA $938 Million Contract Mod For FY ’15 Launch Capability
The Air Force said Sept. 16 it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $938 million contract modification for fiscal year 2015 launch capability. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract provides for mission assurance, […]
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UncategorizedBoeing, SpaceX Win NASA Commercial Crew Contracts
Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on Sept. 16 won a pair of contracts from NASA totaling $6.8 billion for Commercial Crew (CCP), the civil space agency’s highly-anticipated […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Hopes For December SpaceX EELV Certification
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) could be certified by Dec. 1 to perform national security space launches, according to the head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Though […]
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UncategorizedPentagon Inspector General Outlines Quality Problems On Missile Defense Kill Vehicle
The Pentagon’s inspector general has issued a report criticizing the Missile Defense Agency and its contractors for quality control problems on the kill vehicle for the long-range ballistic missile defense […]