The new 33,514 square foot facility in Colorado triples the company’s capacity for satellite production. WASHINGTON — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, based in San Diego, California, has opened a spacecraft development, integration and test factory in Centennial, Colorado, the company announced April 9. A longtime defense contractor, General Atomics in […]
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Launch providers should understand that mission success is not measured by the cost of adequate mission assurance, but the price of inadequate mission assurance. You’ve heard the buzz surrounding the new space race and the growing convoy of commercial space companies that promise brilliant technologies and novel commercial processes at […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Helicopters moved snow from higher mountains to slopes at the Luchon-Superbagnères resort A French ski resort has used helicopters to deliver snow after mild weather dried out its slopes, threatening it with closure. The Luchon-Superbagnères resort in the Pyrenees arranged for around 50 tonnes […]
Getting the Space Force right and creating the first new U.S. armed service in more than half a century will be a herculean task. Uniforms and insignia must be chosen, logos created, and detailed organizational structures and diagrams established. While such trappings and baselines for the new service is necessary, […]
The Atlas 5 completion contract closes out the EELV Phase 1 Block Buy. WASHINGTON — The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced Oct. 1 it has awarded a $98.5 million commercial, fixed price contract to United Launch Alliance to complete Atlas 5 launch services for three missions scheduled […]
The award covers the launch operations costs for five classified NRO missions — NROL-44, NROL-82, NROL-91, NROL-68 and NROL-70. WASHINGTON — The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center on Sept. 30 awarded United Launch Alliance a five-year $1.18 billion contract to complete five Delta 4 Heavy National Reconnaissance Office […]
The production of the third Delta 4 Heavy rocket under this contract is expected to be completed by January 2024. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced Aug. 7 it awarded United Launch Alliance a $156.7 million contract modification for a Delta 4 Heavy launch […]
NSSL costs over the entire life of the program increased 7.2% — from $57.2 billion to $61.3 billion. WASHINGTON — In a new update to its annual report on major acquisition program spending, the Defense Department estimates the total cost of the National Security Space Launch program is up by […]