Partner News
Inmarsat Aids in Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport has published an article detailing how Space Foundation Corporate Partner Inmarsat helped pinpoint the southern corridor flight path taken by Malaysia Airlines flight 370. It reports that Inmarsat informed the Ministry on March 13 that routine automatic communications between the Inmarsat satellite and Malaysia Airlines flight 370 could be used to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supported United Launch Alliance Successful Atlas V Mission for the National Reconnaissance Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 10, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a significant role in successfully launching a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with an Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2…
Space Foundation Special Advisor Chiao Testifies at Senate Hearing
On April 9, Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight, Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Science and Space at the a hearing titled, “From Here to Mars.” The committee heard testimony from experts on NASA exploration strategy, international cooperation in space and commercial space…
Register for 30th Space Symposium by April 25 for Early Bird Rate on Standard Industry Registration
Widely known as the most significant global space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000 participants worldwide, including top decision makers from civil, military, commercial and academic institutions. The 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at the five-star, five-diamond Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. During…
L-3 Telemetry-West Introduces Next-Generation Command Decryption Solution
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) has introduced its next-generation Command Decryption Unit (CDU-200/KIR-200), a lightweight, proven, low-risk security solution for satellite command links. This product introduction is the latest in L-3 TW’s long and rich heritage of providing cryptographic communications devices for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), as well…
Northrop Grumman Ships Payload Module Two Months Early For Fourth Advanced EHF Protected Communications Satellite
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) continued its record of shipping Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload modules ahead of schedule when the fourth arrived Feb. 11, nearly two months early, at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., AEHF system prime contractor. Complex phased array and nulling antennas,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded Contract to Develop Propulsion Technology for CubeSats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 8, 2014)– Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has been awarded a contract from the Flight Opportunities Program Office at Armstrong Flight Test Center to develop propulsion technology for miniature satellites that could possibly lower cost and accelerate mission schedules. Under the first phase of the contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop…
Gooch & Housego Announces Collaborative Agreement with PhiLumina to Expand Hyperspectral Imagining Capabilities and Offerings
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 7, 2014) – Gooch & Housego and Mississippi based PhiLumina,LLC have announced a collaborative agreement with the objective of mutually expanding their capabilities and offerings for spectral imaging applications. The agreement enables PhiLumina to integrate G&H’s innovative high speed AOTF based spectral imaging technology in its spectral imaging platform to expand their…
Intelsat General and L-3 Communication Systems-West Test Protected Air Force Tactical Technology on Ku-band
BETHESDA, Md. (April 7, 2014) – Intelsat General Corp. and L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) announced the successful demonstration of new U.S. Air Force Protected Tactical Waveform technology over Ku-band transponders on the Intelsat fleet. The demonstrations and performance characterization were conducted at the Intelsat teleport in Ellenwood, GA, during the week of March 4th.…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Critical Meteorological Satellite for the U.S. Air Force
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 3, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a major role in successfully launching the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D weather satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA)…