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White Is Truly Certifiable
Class K certification – no, this is not a substitute classification for a high school diploma, nor is it a special group of marathon runners… Class K certification is the highest reliability level prescribed by MIL-PRF-38534.
Read MoreAward Winning General Receives Hartinger Medal
The Hartinger Medal is presented annually to the person selected by NDIA Rocky Mountain Chapter members to the individual who has made a significant contribution to the military space mission of the United States. From the Los Angeles Air Force Base, Lt. Gen. Michael Hemel, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, was the recipient this year at the National Defense Industrial Association Rocky Mountain Chapter Ball in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Read MoreAnother Major Player, Lockheed Martin, Vies For GPS
There’s certainly more than one player in the hunt to build the GPS Block III program for the U.S. Air Force’s nextgen global positioning system. With a proven track record of providing progressively advanced spacecraft for the current GPS constellation, why, it’s only natural that a Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-led team would toss their hat into the ring.
Read MoreSpaceDev Appreciates Being Appreciated
En route to the Red Planet is the Mars Phoenix Lander. And we’ve learned today that SpaceDev (OTCBB:SPDV) provided key hardware and instruments for this endeavor that included five flight actuator assemblies, key components of the Wet Chemistry Laboratory for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument that’s aboard NASA’s craft, all via contract to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Read MoreA Winning Task For SPACEHAB Just To Wade Through Project Parsing
The commercial space products and services endeavors by SPACEHAB, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAB) have certainly won additional acclaim… and revenue. The company has announced their Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won the first fully funded task order under the recently awarded Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quality (gasping for breath…) indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2. (Phew!)
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Read MoreBetter USAF Positioning Through Boeing GPS
The U.S. Air Force has received from The Boeing Company a proposal for the latter to develop and produce as many as 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites for the former. Not only will the satellites offer improved anti-jamming capabilities for the warfighter, but also the positioning service will be 10x better than the system in use today.
Read MoreA Commanding Contract For DataPath
The Communications-Electronics Command has awarded a $7.8 million contract to DataPath, Inc. Provided will be field services for a critical network of 32 DataPath Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of Southwest Asia.
Read MoreThanks To Marine Involvement, Orbit Alchut Doing Well
The consolidated financial report for Orbit Alchut (TASE:ORBI) was released and covered Q2 of 2007. Posted were $16.8 million in revenue for Q2, 11 percent more than the $15.1 million for the corresponding quarter in 2006.
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