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  • Aerospace Industry Vet Charles Beames Named SpiderOak Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industry Vet Charles Beames Named SpiderOak Chairman

    Charles Beames, a more than three-decade aerospace industry veteran, has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors at space cybersecurity company SpiderOak. He will bring to the role his aerospace and business leadership experience and expertise as the company counters cyberthreats to the space economy, SpiderOak said Tuesday. Beames comes to […] More

  • Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket

    Orbital ATK is pursuing new opportunities for its Pegasus air-launch rocket with no plans to phase out the vehicle, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes company officials believe Pegasus will continue to perform missions beyond its June 2017 launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Orbital ATK entered a partnership with Vulcan Aerospace‘s Stratolaunch Systems subsidiary in October to deploy Pegasus […] More

  • Orbital ATK, Stratolaunch Forge Partnership to Provide Commercial Air-Launch Space Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, Stratolaunch Forge Partnership to Provide Commercial Air-Launch Space Services

    Orbital ATK and Stratolaunch Systems, a subsidiary of Vulcan Aerospace, have formed a partnership in an effort to provide commercial launch customers access to low-Earth orbit through air-launch space services. Orbital ATK will initially supply several Pegasus XL rockets for integration with Stratolaunch’s aircraft as part of the partnership, the companies said Thursday. The Stratolaunch plane […] More