The companies selected are: Boeing, working with Blue Origin; Masten Space Systems working with XCOR Aerospace; and Northrop Grumman with Virgin Galactic.
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Work Commences on Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) Designs [With Video]
In an era of declining budgets and adversaries’ evolving capabilities, quick, affordable and routine access to space is increasingly critical for both national and economic security. Current satellite launch systems, […]
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Critical to Successful Antares Launch and Spacecraft Maneuvering
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its dual AJ26 main engine system once again successfully boosted Orbital Sciences Corporation’s (NYSE: ORB) Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft […]
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NASA’s Newest Near Earth Network Antenna Is Operational
A ribbon-cutting ceremony near the base of the new NASA antenna within the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) marked the official beginning for the Near Earth Network (NEN) asset. Operated by […]
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Pentagon May Defer Launches of 2 Wideband Communications Satellites
Under one scenario being discussed, the Air Force would operate an eight-satellite WGS constellation, keeping the ninth and 10th satellites as ground spares.
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International Maritime Safety Organization To Evaluate Iridium Service
Iridium has cleared the first of what will be multiple hurdles to winning approval from maritime regulators to provide GMDSS services.
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GenCorp Says AJ-26 Test Failure Cost Company $13.5 Million
GenCorp said the failure of an AJ-26 engine during a test firing in May cost the company $13.5 million in lost sales and higher costs for the six months ending May 31.
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NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Program Launches
College and university students from across the country are taking science to greater heights thanks to a new NASA program. The Undergraduate Student Instrument Program (USIP) is an educational flight […]
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Commentary | Does the Satcom Industry Have a Future?
Quietly, without any fuss, and largely unnoticed by managers and engineers alike, the satellite communications industry is sliding toward potential catastrophe.
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2013 Top Fixed Satellite Service Operators | Indonesia: A Turbulent Telecom Market
One sign that Indonesia’s enormously promising domestic satellite telecommunications market could do with less rock-and-roll is when two satellite owners order competing satellites for the same orbital slot.
