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In 2009, a vehicle designed to impact the moon to determine if Moon water exists is planned, and Northrop Grumman's [NYSE:NOC] Space Technology sector is building the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite.
Read MoreIn 2009, a mission to impact a space vehicle on the Moon's surface to determine if lunar water exists is planned—and Northrop Grumman's [NYSE:NOC] Space Technology sector is building the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite.
Read MoreThe Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) will launch on December 6th and ESA astronauts Hans Schlegel, from Germany, and Leopold Eyharts, from France, are set to carry ESA's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.
Read MoreMFG Galileo Composites now has the funding for a second Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) assignment to advance technology for ground-based radomes.
Read MoreWithin the broad category of Connected Navigation are devices ABI Research has termed RTTW (Real-Time Two-Way ) Connected Navigation.
Read MoreFrom U-Nav Microelectronics comes a new product line that includes a high-sensitive uN3010 Evaluation Kit (EVK) based on a full-function GPS receiver reference design that incorporates a 0.18-micron single chip, the uN3010, and Orion 2.2.4 GPS software.
Read MoreHemisphere GPS is rightfully proud of two new patents recently awarded to the company for innovative technology. The Method and System for Synchronizing Multiple Tracking Devices for a Geo-Location System patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,292,186) enables more robust and cost effective heading by using a single processor to compute heading from multiple GPS receivers.
Read MoreBAE Systems has produced a radiation-hardened, single-chip SpaceWire interface that performs the functions of multiple chips at a fraction of the size.
Read MoreIn May of this year, the first STSS (Space Tracking and Surveillance Systems) space vehicle completed thermal vacuum testing, Now, prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] has reported the second of two STSS demo satellites being built for the Missile Defense Agency has also successfully completed thermal testing.
Read MoreMicroSat Systems (MSI) recognized the Wallops Flight Facility for their support of the TacSat-2 satellite launch nearly a year ago on December 16, 2006.
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