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China Beat US in 2011 Space Launches; Roger Krone Comments on Budget, R&D
Published on 17 Apr, 2012 at 12:33 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 37 times | No Comments
An annual report found that China surpassed the U.S. for the first time in the number of rockets it launched into orbit during an individual year, National Defense Magazine reports.
The annual Space Report was released Monday, prefacing the upcoming Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Military, civilian and space industry executives will address the current budget environment…
Boeing Hands 4th Wideband Satellite Control to Air Force; Craig Cooning Comments
The Air Force accepted control of the fourth Boeing Co.-built wideband global satellite communications satellite Wednesday, the company announced Thursday.
After several on-orbit tests, the Air Force assumed control of the WGS military communications satellite, which was launched Jan. 19.
Boeing said the spacecraft is the first in the program’s upgraded block II series and includes new…
Boeing Spacecraft With Govt. Payload Sends First On-Orbit Signals
Published on 26 Mar, 2012 at 13:04 in C4ISR | Viewed 34 times | No Comments
Boeing Co. received the first on-orbit signals from a medium-power satellite recently launched from Kazakhstan, the company announced Monday.
The Intelsat 22 satellite launched Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
The Seattle-based aerospace firm said the spacecraft sent initial contact 15…
Executives Say Pentagon Should Add Leasing Options for Commercial Satellites
Published on 16 Mar, 2012 at 15:33 in C4ISR | Viewed 38 times | No Comments
The Defense Department is currently on short-term leases for many commercial satellites, but industry executives are suggesting the Pentagon could benefit from additional leasing options it is yet to pursue, Defense Systems reports.
Richard DalBellow, Intelsat vice president for legal and government affairs, said at Tuesday’s Satelllite 2012 conference that alternate procurement methods could…
Naval Academy Looks to Build Cyber Center, Offer Cyber Major
Published on 8 Mar, 2012 at 13:58 in Cyber | Viewed 113 times | No Comments
Naval Academy officials indicated the academy is planning to build a cybersecurity center and improve its cyber education programs, according to a Hometown Annapolis report.
The academy plans to hire a contractor to get more information about how it can pursue building a cybersecurity center.
Many government contractors have opened cyber centers in Maryland….
Boeing-Built Space Plane Hits ‘Year in Flight’ Milestone
Published on 7 Mar, 2012 at 10:59 in C4ISR | Viewed 41 times | No Comments
The Air Force’s Boeing Co.-built space plane recently hit an endurance milestone remaining in flight, circling the Earth’s orbit for a year and two days, Wired reports.
The 30-foot-long craft was designed to last nine months in flight.
The Air Force has yet to confirm the exact uses of the X-37B, also known as Orbital…
Boeing Starts NASA Study to Power, Lengthen Space Missions
Published on 13 Jan, 2012 at 14:28 in Industry News | Viewed 25 times | No Comments
The Boeing Company has begun work under a $600,000 firm, fixed-price contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies, the company announced Wednesday.
The company reported it will evaluate concepts for NASA that combine high-power solar arrays with advanced electric thrusters that will power both spacecraft and payloads into orbit.
Boeing said it…
Boeing Awarded Option to Upgrade Air Force Surveillance Satellite
The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $23,881,830 contract modification for infrastructure maintenance and delivery of the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 System, according to a Pentagon announcement.
According to Boeing, the SBSS is the only space-based sensor in the Air Force’s space surveillance network. The network is intended to detect distant objects despite interference from…
Into the Next Frontier: Drones to be Smaller, Better, Closer to Home
Published on 30 Dec, 2011 at 14:37 in C4ISR | Viewed 50 times | No Comments
Drones have widely been used overseas in war and surveillance efforts, but now they could make an appearance closer to one’s house.
Alastair Leithead of BBC, reported that while the U.S. has thousands of drones in use and spends billions in their development, it is still looking at ways to advance the drone race.
The “drone…
NASA Gives Astronauts Remote-Controlled Assistants
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 12:35 in C4ISR | Viewed 9 times | No Comments
A volleyball-sized, free-flying robot on the International Space Station helped astronauts complete tasks with a smartphone controller, according to a recent report by NASA. The first successful flight took place last month.
As part of NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions,…
