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Boeing ships sixth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite for launch

Boeing is progressing with the expansion of the U.S Defense Department's highest capacity communications satellite constellation, recently shipping its sixth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite

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Boeing selected to build ViaSat-2 satellite

Boeing has a new satellite customer under a contract to design and deliver one Boeing 702HP high-power spacecraft to ViaSat Inc. in 2016.

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Northrop Grumman proves concept for new B-2 satellite communication system

Northrop Grumman photograph April 18, Northrop Grumman completed a ground demonstration of a communication system that would allow the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber to operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite network. A new Northrop Grumman-developed active electronically scanned array antenna, shown in the photo, was the technological centerpiece of the demo….

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Fourth Boeing GPS IIF satellite joins constellation on orbit

With the May 125 launch of the fourth GPS IIF satellite, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force continue modernizing the Global Positioning System that millions of people worldwide rely on as a navigation and timing resource.

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Northrop Grumman completes lunar lander study for Golden Spike Company

Northrop Grumman image This figure shows a preliminary sketch of the minimalist ascent pod with surface habitat concept packaged in a five-meter diameter payload fairing. The pressurized compartments and propellant tanks easily fit in the available space. Ascent thrusters are mounted on outriggers that are folded up to fit in the payload fairing and the…

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SY director receives excellence award

Posted  March 30, 2012

The Space and Missile Systems Center proudly recognizes Col. Arnold H. Streland, director, Space Superiority Systems Directorate, as this year’s award recipient of the National Space Club’s General Bernard A. Schriever Award. NSC honored Streland with this award for his “excellence in military space operations and acquisition.” The panel of experts from across the aerospace…

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DARPA seeks robot enthusiasts (and you) to face off for $2 million prize

Posted  April 13, 2012

As iconic symbols of the future, robots rank high with flying cars and starships, but basic robots are already in use in emergency response, industry, defense, healthcare…

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Northrop Grumman hosts civic day event to celebrate 50 years in Woodland Hills

Posted  April 13, 2012

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Northrop Grumman hosted government and business leaders at an event last week to mark the 50th anniversary of the company’s Woodland…

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Air Force, Lockheed Martin complete final system tests for critical missile warning satellite

Posted  April 13, 2012

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a major milestone for the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite. The milestone, known as the…

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Delta IV-Medium lofts classified satellite from Vandenberg

Posted  April 13, 2012

Following a five-day delay that allowed technicians to complete a precautionary review of the upper stage engine, a Delta 4 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, Calif., April 3. The launch…

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Seal Beach joins with community for tree planting

Posted  April 13, 2012

Sailors assigned to Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., and members of the community worked together March 31 to enhance the view at a vacant corner on base near a busy public intersection. Volunteers planted 24 western…

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News Briefs April 13, 2012

Posted  April 13, 2012

Breakfast on the Run The Tierra Vista staff wants residents to start their day with breakfast April 27. They will be at the entrance and exit areas of Pacific Crest, Pacific Heights and Fort MacArthur starting at 6:30 a.m. For more information, call (310) 241-6184.   Office closed The Tierra Vista Community Management Office will be closed…

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Northrop Grumman STEM program fosters interest in science and technology for local students

Posted  April 13, 2012

AZUSA, Calif. – Northrop Grumman’s Azusa campus recently hosted the Legoâ„¢ STEM Project competition, to introduce…

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Sexual assault message to Airmen

Posted  April 27, 2012

Fellow Airmen: Sexual Assault Awareness Month reminds us to renew our collective and individual commitment to our core values and to focus on promoting an environment that prevents sexual assault. Sexual assault is criminal behavior that violates the basic tenets of our profession. There is no place in our Air Force for this crime. All…

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Chief’s perspective: Now is the time for bold leadership

Posted  April 27, 2012

Enlisted Airmen, A week ago I sent an email message titled Leadership vs. Policy to Command Chiefs and Career Field Managers. You may have seen that message, or parts of it, but I’d like to take the opportunity to address it with you directly. The theme of the message was that too much arbitrary guidance…

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This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion. An earlier version of this solar-electric propulsion engine has been flying on NASA's Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. This engine is being considered as part of the Asteroid Initiative, a proposal to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. This image was taken through a porthole in a vacuum chamber at JPL where the ion engine is being tested. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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