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AGI's New SKYVUE Business Unit Takes Off
EXTON, Pa. (July 19, 2016) – Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) has established a business unit, SKYVUE, LLC, to deliver Unmanned Air System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) software services for the beyond line-of-sight needs of UAS operators. SKYVUE will be based in Exton, Pa., with a supporting office in Washington, D.C. SKYVUE will utilize…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes First Dream Chaser® Cargo Service Milestone under NASA CRS2 Contract
SPARKS, Nev. (July 11, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce the successful completion of ISS Integration Certification Milestone 1 for the Dream Chaser Cargo System under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) contract. Under this milestone, NASA approved SNC’s complete program implementation plan for the design, development, test and evaluation of…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Announces Expansion at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
FARNBOROUGH, England (July 11, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced that assembly and testing of its AR1 advanced liquid rocket engine will take place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. As a result, the company is expanding its Center of Excellence for Large Liquid Rocket Engine…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Critical Role in Juno Mission to Study Jupiter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 5, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), is playing a critical role in placing NASA’s Juno spacecraft into orbit to study Jupiter. Juno is the first mission dedicated to the study of the planet’s interior to learn more about its origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Enters Talks with the United Nations on a Dedicated Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Mission
SPARKS, Nev. (June 28, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding toward defining one or more Dream Chaser missions that will host payloads from member countries. SNC’s Dream Chaser is a reusable, orbital spacecraft designed to be a flexible Space…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Realigns Space and Defense Organizations – Establishes Defense Headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 27, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today announced a significant reorganization, consolidating the company’s six business unitsinto two — Space and Defense. The senior vice presidents of Space and Defense will be named at a later date and will report directly to CEO…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Passes Second Milestone – Dream Chaser® Spacecraft on Track to Supply Cargo to ISS
SPARKS, Nev. (June 25, 2016) – Sierra Nevada CoXrporation (SNC) has passed the second Integration Certification Milestone under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract. NASA assessed and fully approved SNC’s detailed approach for getting the Dream Chaser Cargo System to the International Space Station (ISS). SNC’s approved strategy demonstrates a thorough understanding of design…
Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Situational Awareness Contract
GREENBELT, MD (June 6, 2016) – Orbit Logic has signed a Phase II SBIR contract sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research and implement software to optimize the scheduling of observations of known space objects and the search for unknown space objects from ground observation sites for improved Space Situational Awareness (SSA). …
SpyMeSatGov: Satellite Imagery Mobile App for Government
GREENBELT, MD (May 9, 2016) – Orbit Logic announced today that their SpyMeSatGov iPhone app is now available on the Geoint App Store (https://apps.nga.mil) for any U.S. government or authorized user. SpyMeSatGov provides real-time imaging satellite awareness and on-demand access to EnhancedView commercial satellite imagery archives. The mobile app includes the ability to browse and…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Headed to Mars for 13th Time
SPARKS, Nev. (May 2, 2016) – NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems, a business area of aerospace and defense company SNC, multiple contracts to supply critical hardware for the Mars 2020 mission. Scheduled to launch in 2020, the robotic science rover will investigate key questions about the habitability…