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Lockheed Delivers AEHF Satellite for April Launch

Lockheed Martin delivered a second advanced extremely high frequency military communications satellite to the Air Force for an April launch.  Lockheed said it is contracted to provide four AEHF satellites and the mission control segment as the prime contractor for the AEHF constellation. The satellite will launch aboard an Atlas V vehicle at Cape Canaveral [...]

February 27, 2012No CommentRead More

Ball Aerospace Installs Mirrors on Northrop’s Webb Telescope, Pre-Launch Testing Soon

February 27, 2012 1 Comment

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. completed installing a set of auxiliary mirrors for the Northrop Grumman-built James Webb Space Telescope and Northrop will start the next phase of tests in May. Northrop said it will test the telescope’s ability to withstand the rocket launch and the cold temperatures of space. Northrop is the prime contractor [...]

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