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NASA Receives Orion Launch Abort Motor After Northrop-Led Tests
Northrop Grumman has delivered the inert abort motor of the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system, which is designed to ensure the safety of the spacecraft’s crew, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for integration.
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NASA Recognizes a.i. solutions as Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year
Space technology and engineering services provider a.i. solutions has received NASA's Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year award in recognition of the company's support work at the Kennedy Space Center. The company said Thursday its team of engineering and technical personnel help the agency manage the Launch Services Program.
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NASA Awards $608M Base Operations and Spaceport Services Contract to PAE-KBR
NASA has awarded a two-year, Base Operations and Spaceport Services contract to the joint venture PAE-SGT Partners LLC, known as PSP, with a potential value of $608.7 million to provide support services at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, KBR announced on Monday. The contact has three two-year options after the initial two years. More
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SpaceX Puts Falcon Heavy Center Core Stage Through Static Fire Test
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Falcon Heavy rocket’s center core booster at the company’s McGregor, Texas-based facility to prepare for a launch mission that will bring 23 satellites to orbit in June, Space.com reported Monday.
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Northrop to Begin Working on Ground Support Infrastructure at KSC
Officials from Northrop Grumman have confirmed work is set to begin in April at Kennedy Space Center for the development of the company’s Omega launch vehicle, Florida Today reported Tuesday.
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Sierra Nevada Hits New Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft Dev’t Under NASA CRS-2 Contract
Development of a Sierra Nevada Corp. spacecraft reached another milestone when the company completed a key performance check under the Commercial Resupply Services Contract 2 with NASA.
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Report: Blue Origin Plans Rocket Manufacturing Hub Expansion at NASA KSC
Blue Origin wants to build a new facility that would connect to the rocket manufacturer's north campus within the Exploration Park at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida Today reported Friday.
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Lockheed Begins Assembly Work on Orion EM-2 Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with NASA to begin construction work on the components of an Orion spacecraft that is expected to take off by 2022 to perform the crewed Exploration Mission-2, NASASpaceFlight reported Monday. Four astronauts aboard the Lockheed-built Orion will perform a lunar flyby as part of the EM-2 test flight.
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Lockheed Completes Deep Space Habitat Prototype
Lockheed Martin has completed the final version of a 13-foot-wide habitat prototype designed to support NASA’s deep space missions, Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday. The company developed the habitat at Kennedy Space Center in Florida based on the refurbished Donatello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and as part of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships contract.
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SpaceX Tests Falcon 9 Rocket ‘Crew Dragon’ Demo Flight
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space.com reported Friday.
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SpaceX Preps Crew Dragon Spacecraft for First Unmanned Test Flight
SpaceX has started preparations for the uncrewed test flight of its new Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled for mid-January, Space.com reported Sunday. The company in the past week transferred the spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to Launch Pad 39A at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX hopes to launch Crew Dragon on Jan. 17 under the […] More