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NASA Awards Contract For Ares I Mobile Launcher Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 09, 2008 
NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. Ares I is the rocket that will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew and cargo to low Earth orbit. The contract includes an option for an additional Ares I mobile launcher. It is a firm fixed-price contract ... read more |
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NASA Successfully Completes First Series Of Ares Engine Tests
Stennis MS (SPX) May 09, 2008NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation Program. Ares I will launch the Orion spacecraft that will take astronauts to the International Space Station and then to the moon by 2020. The Ares V will carry cargo a ... more Orbcomm Signs Next Generation Satellite Constellation Contract For 18 New Spacecraft 
Fort Lee NJ (SPX) May 09, 2008Orbcomm Inc has signed a next generation satellite constellation contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to build 18 new Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites with an option to purchase up to 30 additional OG2 satellites to augment and upgrade Orbcomm's existing satellite constellation. As Prime Contractor, SNC has formed an experienced integrated space team with unique and establish ... more NASA And JAXA To Conduct Joint Research On Sonic Boom Modeling 
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2008NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling. Sonic boom modeling is one of the key technologies needed to enable a next generation supersonic aircraft quiet enough that it can fly supersonically over land without significant disturbance to the public. Such a vehicle also could connect Los Angeles and Tokyo in about 5 ... more An Analysis Of The Emerging Maritime VSAT Market 
London UK (SPX) May 09, 2008COMSYS is pleased to announce the publication of its first Maritime VSAT Report. This comprehensive study provides market shares, growth rates, annual contract and sales bookings, business trends, industry and regional breakdowns together with five year forecasts. For current and potential suppliers of maritime VSAT products and services this report is an invaluable source on the status and futu ... more NASA's WMAP Poses For ESA's Gaia 
Paris (SPX) May 09, 2008Sebastien Bouquillon, Ricky Smart and Alexandre Andrei have used the 2.2m telescope of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile, to take several photographs of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite in its orbit, which is about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Perhaps surprisingly, they did so as part of the preparations for ESA's Gaia mission, which sci ... more |
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Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 08, 2008Raytheon's Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile successfully completed its first acquisition and tracking mission March 3, marking the first phase of system field testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "The success of this mission is a significant achievement for the SLAMRAAM program as we move into the testing phase," said Pete Franklin, vice president for Raytheon Inte ... more Northrop Grumman Tanker To Boost Military Airlift Capacity 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2008The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations -- including the charter service it provided to the U.S. military -- makes more apparent the wisdom of the U.S. Air Force decision to select the Northrop Grumman KC-45 as America's new tanker. In evaluating the competing proposals, the Air Force considered the ability to carry passengers a Key Performance Parameter (KPP) ... more ITT's AIDEWS - International EW Countermeasures System Of Choice 
White Plains NY (SPX) May 08, 2008ITT's Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) continues its role as a system of choice for international F-16 fighter aircraft. ITT Electronic Systems has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract of the ALQ-211(V)4 AIDEWS, for Pakistan Air Force F-16s, from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. This represents the sixth customer to contract for AIDEWS to protect thei ... more Boeing Team Receives Howard Hughes Award For Network-Centric Rotorcraft Demonstrations 
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 08, 2008A team comprised of Boeing, the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, AMRDEC Aviation Systems Integration Facility, Harris and Rockwell Collins received the American Helicopter Society's (AHS) 2008 Howard Hughes Award during the AHS International Annual Forum in Montreal on April 30. The Network Centric Operations (NCO) Technology Development Team won the award for successfu ... more |
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Marietta GA (SPX) May 07, 2008Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors successfully sent classified sensor data to ground stations in the U.S. Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08) conducted April 15-25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. JEFX is an Air Force Chief of Staff-sponsored experiment that combines real-world air and ground forces, simulation, and technology insertions into a warfighting environment. ... more Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Program Moves Forward To Serve Warfighters 
Orlando FL (SPX) May 07, 2008Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). During the recent tests, the stealthy standoff cruise missile demonstrated its capabilities across a wide variety of targets - including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense ... more Burma Cyclone Response Depending On Earth Observation Satellites 
Guilford UK (SPX) May 09, 2008As the death toll in Burma grows following Cyclone Nargis, so the continuing devastation and flooding caused is recorded by UK-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. Satellite images are being used by the United Nation's UNOSAT to detect floodwater and to estimate the likely impact on villages and townships. The images taken from space are compared with those recorded prior to the cycl ... more Security Council divided on response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008The UN Security Council was divided Thursday on how to respond to Myanmar's cyclone emergency with Western members urging strong pressure on Yangon to allow foreign relief aid while China warned against politicizing the issue. Britain's UN Ambassador John Sawers said London looked to the Yangon regime "to take the necessary measures to allow humanitarian relief in." "They have taken some ... more
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