Space & Missile Defense Report
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SpaceSecond Battery of Lockheed Martin’s THAAD Weapon System Activated
The Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery recently in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists […]
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Space
Senate Weighs NASA Funding; Pols Want Stimulus Money For Space Agency
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is weighing a NASA spending bill that nearly matches the White House’s request for space exploration, just as a growing chorus of lawmakers is calling […]
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[October 26, 2009]
// PDF View- Payload Integration Completed With NSS-12, THOR 6 For Next Mission
- Roll Out of Ares I-X Marks Major Milestone For ATK And NASA
- ULA Atlas Mission Successfully Launches DMSP F18
- Trident II D-5 Missile Achieves Record 129 Successful Test Flights In A Row
- SpaceX Successfully Completes First Stage 9-Engine Rocket Firing
- Lockheed Martin Team Conducts Compatibility Test of First MUOS Satellite
- Second Battery of Lockheed Martin’s THAAD Weapon System Activated
- Senate Weighs NASA Funding; Pols Want Stimulus Money For Space Agency
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Space
Payload Integration Completed With NSS-12, THOR 6 For Next Mission
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace‘s Oct. 29 mission is now complete following the installation of its second payload–the NSS-12 satellite for telecommunications operator SES WORLD SKIES. Encapsulated in a protective […]
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Space
Roll Out of Ares I-X Marks Major Milestone For ATK And NASA
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA made history Oct. 20 as the Ares I-X rocket rolled to the launch pad, marking the first time in more than 25 years a new […]
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Space
ULA Atlas Mission Successfully Launches DMSP F18
Adding to the Atlas rocket program’s accomplished five-decade legacy, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V successfully launched the Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 (DMSP F18) mission from […]
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Space
Trident II D-5 Missile Achieves Record 129 Successful Test Flights In A Row
Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week said the Navy conducted successful test flights Sept. 3 and 4 of two Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs). The Navy launched the unarmed […]
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Space
SpaceX Successfully Completes First Stage 9-Engine Rocket Firing
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) said recently that it successfully conducted two static firings of the first stage, nine-engine cluster for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The firings took place at […]
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Space
ATK and NASA Team Complete Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop-Test
Alliant Techsystems [ATK], the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted the third […]
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Space
Senate Takes Up NASA Bill With More Constellation Money Than House Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate considered a NASA spending bill Oct. 5 with more exploration monies than a House version that would delay funding until a blue-ribbon panel offers manned-spaceflight […]