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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 […]
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UncategorizedU.S.-Israel Conduct Arrow 2 Missile Defense Intercept Test, Results Pending
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Sept. 9 they conducted an intercept test […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Evolving SM-6 To Terminal Defense By End Of Next Year
TUCSON, Ariz.–Raytheon [RTN] expects the SM-6 will be capable of providing terminal ballistic missile defense by the end of 2015 or early 2016, according to a company’s program director. The […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Continues Patriot Services Under $109 Million Contract
Raytheon [RTN] Sept. 10 said it has received a $109 million engineering services contract for its Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The contract, issued by the Army Aviation and […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Receives Inaugural 502 Phoenix Small Satellite Order
Boeing [BA] received its first commercial order for the 502 Phoenix small satellite that will carry the commercial remote sensing industry’s first high-resolution hyperspectral payload, according to a company statement. […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Aims For New Year’s Day 2015 Space Fence Groundbreaking
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is aiming for a New Year’s Day 2015 groundbreaking for its $915 million Space Fence ground-based space situational awareness (SSA) radar, according to a company executive. Lockheed […]