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Finance
ULA’s Bruno Insists AR1 Still In Contention For Vulcan Next-Generation Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno insists Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 engine is still in contention to serve as the first stage of ULA’s Vulcan next- generation launch vehicle, despite rumors […]
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Finance
Rocket Reusability, Earth Observation and Big Data Hot Topics at Space Symposium
Rocket reusability, Earth observation and big data promise to be hot topics at the 33rd Space Symposium, taking place in Colorado Springs, Colorado this week. Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) President Eric Stallmer […]
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Government/Military
Bridenstine Defends Intervening In DARPA’s RSGS Program, OrbitalATK Sues
Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., defended intervening in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program because he didn’t want the program, and its potential […]
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Finance
Air Force Slowly Reacting to Reusable Rockets, Cheap Launch
[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Despite a vision from top Air Force officers that reusable rockets can play roles in future military missions, a conservative safety culture on launch ranges and institutional […]
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Government/Military
DOD Might Want Smallsats to Help Prevent Space Wars
[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Though the Pentagon sees “great leverage” in some of the small satellite developments that industry is bringing forward, it still needs to figure out how to properly […]
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Government/Military
GAO Pessimistic on PDSA Improving DOD Space Acquisition
[Via Satellite 08-02-2016] The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently expressed pessimism that the Defense Department’s (DOD) new Principal Deputy Space Adviser (PDSA) could truly improve how the Pentagon […]
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Government/Military
Small Businesses Discouraged by NASA Bureaucracy
[Via Satellite 07-14-2016] Procurement bureaucracy and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations are discouraging small businesses from contracting with NASA, according to industry executives. Carol Craig, president and CEO of Craig […]
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Government/Military
FAA Commercial Space Office Scrutinized in Congressional Hearing
[Via Satellite 06-27-2016] Debate over the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s (AST) dual role of both promotion and oversight dominated House Transportation aviation subcommittee’s first hearing in seven years […]
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Finance
Launch Contracts Scarce as Google Lunar Xprize Deadline Approaches
[Via Satellite 06-09-2016] Moon Express and SpaceIL are the only two Google Lunar Xprize competitors to have produced the verified launch contracts required to stay in the $30 million contest […]
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Government/Military
US Drafting Legislation for New Commercial Space Ventures
[Via Satellite 05-11-2016] U.S. President Barack Obama’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is proposing legislation that would provide a narrowly-tailored authorization process for newly-contemplated and pioneering commercial space […]
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Technology
Made In Space Taps Northrop Grumman as Subcontractor
[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Northrop Grumman is serving as subcontractor to Made In Space, a nascent space company developing a product to enable additive manufacturing — or 3-D printing — aggregation […]
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Technology
Bezos Says Blue Origin Will Not Make Satellites
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Blue Origin will not make satellites, though the company’s orbital vehicle will be available to launch such spacecraft, founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday, April 12 at the […]
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Technology
Bigelow, ULA Teaming To Deliver Habitats To LEO
[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are teaming to deliver habitable vehicles to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as soon as 2020, the companies announced Monday April […]
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Government/Military
NOAA Sees Growing Demand For Its Space Weather Prediction Center Products
[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeing growing demand for its Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) that provides free space weather products and services. […]
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Government/Military
FAB-T Force Element Terminal Costs Up 24 Percent From Last Year
[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] Costs for the Force Element Terminal (FET) portion of the U.S. Air Force’s Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program increased 24 percent in 2015 compared to […]
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Government/Military
Battle Brewing Among Satellite Stakeholders Over Air Force Satcom AoA
[Via Satellite 03-11-2016] A competition is brewing between commercial satellite operators and military satellite manufacturers as the two groups position themselves to best benefit from the U.S. Air Force‘s key […]
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Finance
ULA Plans To Recover Next-Gen Engine In Mid-Air After Flight
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to recover the first stage engine of its Next-Generation Launch System (NGLS), called Vulcan, in mid-air after flight in an effort […]
















