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Uncategorized
Air Force Mulls Path Ahead For Protecting Satellites
The Air Force continues to grapple with how to protect its on-orbit space assets in the wake of China’s successful test of an anti-satellite weapon in January, according to senior […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman Receive Contracts To Develop SBIRS High Alternatives
The U.S. Air Force announced has tasked General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop potential alternatives over the next 18 months to the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) High […]
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Government/Military
SBIRS High Sensors Performing Well In Early Checkout Phase, Says Air Force Space Czar
The first of the U.S. Air Force‘s new missile-warning sensor payloads is performing well after completing an initial round of performance checkouts, the Air Force’s space czar said Nov. 29. […]
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Connectivity
Reforms In Air Force Space Acquisition Showing Results
The "back-to-basics" reforms adopted by the U.S. Air Force within the past year to overhaul how it develops satellite systems are starting to show positive results, the service’s program executive […]
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Connectivity
Digitalglobe Slips Launch of Next-Generation Worldview imagery Satellite
The launch of Digitalglobe’s next-generation Worldview 1 commercial imagery satellite has slipped by an estimated six months to mid 2007 but is not expected to create a gap in coverage, […]
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Government/Military
Existing Weather Satellites Should Fill Gap Until NPOESS On Orbit
Despite the projected delay of at least several years in the first launch of the United States’ next-generation weather satellite, the availability of current environmental sensing spacecraft should prevent a […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Aims To Transform Space Acquisition Process
The U.S. Air Force‘s senior military space leadership intends to turn the service’s troubled space acquisition processes into the model of excellence across the Department of Defense. The goal amounts […]
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Finance
U.S. Court Dismisses Space X Lawsuit Against Boeing, Lockheed Martin
A U.S. federal district court dismissed Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)’s anti-trust lawsuit seeking to halt the proposed launch partnership proposed by Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., saying that SpaceX […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Captures TMOS; Receives Third AEHF Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. won the rights to build the ground-based network architecture for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation Transformational Satellite communications (TSAT) system, the Air Force announced Jan. 27. Separately, […]