Air Force issues stop work for DWSS
The Air Force has issued a stop work order Jan. 17 on the Defense Weather Satellite system as part of the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorizat ...
U.S., coalition nations form Wideband Global Satellite partnership
Senior defense officials from six countries announced a multilateral partnership in wideband global satellite communication, which is valued at more t ...
Northrop Grumman tapped by NASA to develop solar electric propulsion flight concepts
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NA ...
ORS-1 satellite declared mission ready
On Jan. 3, 2012, Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. William Shelton declared the Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite had achieved initial/f ...
Old satellite teaching new lessons
Since Jan. 13, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., has been busy disposing of an old and trusted satellite.
Squadr ...
Northrop Grumman Foundation, Conservation International launch ECO Classroom
Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman, and Peter A. Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and chief executive office ...
Air Force launches fourth WGS satellite
The U.S. Air Force launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite 7:38 p.m., EST, Jan. ...
ORS-1 satellite declared mission ready
Jan. 3, 2012, Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. William Shelton declared the Operationally Responsive Space-1 satellite had achieved initial/fina ...
Boeing GPS IIF satellites assembled using 'pulse' manufacturing line
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Boeing has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System satellites through the use of a pulse-line manufacturing app ...
Boeing to build more Wideband Global SATCOM satellites for Air Force
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Boeing has received authorization from the U.S. Air Force to produce and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global SATCOM satel ...