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Joint Project 2008—sounds intriguing, and it certainly is… for this is a new acquisition plan by the Australian government that will find the “down under” military joining with the U.S. military’s new satellite system. For their share of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system, the Australian cabinet has earmarked $2 billion, according to an article in The Australian online news site, bylined by Mark Dodd.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreYou may recall we reported on the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite test that was going to be conducted earlier this month at Vandenburg AFB in California for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The test has been conducted and was successful—NFIRE collected images of a launched boosting missile that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite.
Read MoreDirectly supporting the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida is Computer Sciences Raytheon (CSR). The company has supported the Eastern Range since 1988 and was formed as a joint venture partnership by Computer Sciences Corporation and Raytheon Technical Services Company.
Read MoreProbably one of the most exceptional alliances you’d ever expect to hear to hear about was one that finds Raytheon and XM Satellite Radio as the best of buds as they go all out and bid on a contract to re tune air traffic control (ATC) in the United States. The Boston Globe is reporting the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) will award the contract for this makeover shortly, perhaps as early as next week.
Read More-- Add-On Info Re Apax Partners Acquisition -- Private Rocket Project Fizzles -- STS-118 Success -- Mining Satellite Network Data -- Easier Gate Array Use
Read MoreCOLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO: August 21, 2007—Satnews Daily—Founded in 2000, TechStart, LLC, became a minority-owned and certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) in 2006.
Read MoreVANDENBURG AFB, CALIFORNIA: August 18, 2007—Satnews Daily—According to The Lompoc Record newspaper’s online site, the Missile Defense Agency will engage in a test that studies the exhaust plume of a missile as it blasts away from the launch center.
Read MoreREDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA: August 15, 2007—Satnews Daily—The prime contractor for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) is Northrop Grumman Corporation.
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