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Northrop Grumman Begins Integrating High-Speed Downlink Antennas for Fourth Advanced EHF Communications Payload
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (March 11, 2014) – Two downlink antennas that are the fastest of their kind to operate in space are being integrated into the protected communications payload built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. The company delivered the Super High Frequency Array Unit (SAU), as…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Completes Critical Design Review on Lithium Ion Battery Orbital Unit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 10, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for a Lithium Ion battery Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU), which will continue to give astronauts the power they need to conduct important research aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Lithium…
Read MoreSecretary of U.S. Air Force Visits Space Foundation
On March 7, new Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs for a community breakfast and tour of the facility. The visit was the Secretary’s first public appearance in Colorado’s Pikes Peak region. While at the Space Foundation, James toured its Discovery Center, a public space,…
Read MoreFirst Global Xpress Satellite Successfully Completes In-Orbit Testing
07 March 2014: Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today confirmed that the first satellite in its game-changing Global Xpress (GX) constellation (Inmarsat-5 F1) is on course to achieve commercial service introduction (CSI) by mid-year 2014. The announcement follows the successful completion of Inmarsat-5 F1’s month-long in-orbit testing (IOT) programme,…
Read MoreSpace Symposium Website Available in 71 Languages to Assist Global Registration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 4, 2014) – Expect more international participation than ever at this year’s 30th Space Symposium, to be held May 19-22 at the five-star, five-diamond Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Widely known as the most important worldwide space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000…
Read MoreL-3 Telemetry-West Introduces New Telemetry, Command & Ranging Solutions for Commercial Satellites
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 3, 2014) – L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) announced today that it is now supplying commercial GEO satellite Telemetry, Command & Ranging (TC&R) solutions featuring its new CTKu-900 and CRKu-900 transmitter/receiver products. These highly advanced components are the newest additions to the company’s growing portfolio of Telemetry, Tracking & Control (TT&C) products for the commercial satellite…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Congratulates JAXA and NASA on Successful GPM Mission Launch
The Space Foundation congratulates Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA on the successful launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Earth observation mission from pad 1 at the Tanegashima Space Center, Thursday, Feb. 27 (U.S. time), Tanegashima, Japan. Launched upon a Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying the NASA- JAXA Global GPM Core Observatory, GPM, will…
Read MoreRight now at the Discovery Center!
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is open until 5:00 p.m. today, Saturday, March 1, with special “Star Days” activities included in the price of admission. Children can conduct science experiments with Cool Science®, burn off some energy in the bounce house, or try out the new Mars Robotics Laboratory. Learn more about…
Read MoreSpace Watch: March 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 3)
The View From Here 30th Space Symposium – Government’s Best Bargain Ever Second View Some Thoughts from 30,000 Feet Space Symposium Space Warfighters Luncheon to Feature Lt. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond Low 2010 Rate Offered for Active Military/Government Registration U.S. Air Force GPS Team Will Receive Space Achievement Award Col. Neal Barlow is Tech…
Read More30th Space Symposium – Government's Best Bargain Ever
The key metrics we track for our annual Space Symposium are looking better than ever. Two and a half months before the industry’s most important conference event, we are sold out of exhibit space, ahead of plan in sponsorships, ahead of forecast in advance registrations and have confirmed our largest number of speakers ever. There’s…
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