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NASA`s Minotaur V Rocket Set to Launch

Inaugural Launch of Minotaur V to Deploy 45th Spacecraft by Orbital’s Minotaur Product Line Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced today that it is in final preparations for the launch of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft aboard its new Minotaur V rocket. The vehicle is scheduled […]

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Boeing Completes 2 Test Milestones for NASA Commercial Crew Program

Boeing Completes 2 Test Milestones for NASA Commercial Crew Program-CST-100 integrated model evaluated in wind tunnel-Centaur rocket stage tested for human spaceflight By successfully completing two significant tests of the integrated Commercial Crew Transportation System, Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have moved the United States closer to regaining its capability to return humans to […]

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Boeing-built WGS-5 Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications

Boeing-built WGS-5 Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications for Warfighters 5th Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft sends 1st signals from orbit Satellite functioning and ready for post-launch testing Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the fifth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite it is delivering to the U.S. Air Force to give warfighters greater access to fast, secure communications that […]

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Boeing to Build Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites

Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat’s new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can tailor to their needs. “Intelsat became our first customer for the 702MP in 2009, and we […]

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Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade

Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade – Enables in-flight task changing and weapons retargeting Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers so aircrews can send and receive information via satellite links, allowing crews to change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight and better interact with […]

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Orbital to Build Icon Space Weather Satellite

Company Joins University of California/Berkeley as Industrial Partner for New Heliophysics Satellite Mission Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced today that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design, manufacture, integrate and test a new heliophysics science satellite that will investigate the connection between […]

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Matt Perkins appointed Vice-Chair of UKspace

Dr. Matt Perkins, CEO of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, has been elected Vice-Chair of the UK Industry Association for Space (UKspace), the trade association of the UK space industry   UKspace aims to grow the UK space industry, promote awareness for the industry in government, media and the public, and act as a forum for […]

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Boeing and ADASI Agrees for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems. Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, company representatives said the teaming agreement enables ADASI to provide training, support […]

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Orbital-Built Landsat Satellite Successfully Launched

Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced that the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite was successfully launched into orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base earlier today. Orbital designed, built and tested the LDCM satellite under a contract from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) […]

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Boeing and Elbit Systems to Collaborate on Aircraft Defense Solutions

Boeing and Elbit Systems Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that supports the growth of both companies through the joint pursuit of opportunities for self-defense solutions for Boeing military aircraft in international markets. The companies will offer Elbit Systems’ Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems for a range of Boeing military fixed-wing and vertical-lift […]