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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Will Launch Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane
United Launch Alliance (ULA) will supply launch vehicles for the Dream Chaser Cargo System. Starting in 2021, Dream Chaser – Sierra Nevada...
News Propulsion
Space Launch Providers Submit Proposals for National Security Space Launch Program
Four companies – Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) – recently submitted proposals for the U.S....
News Weapons Systems
Raytheon, DARPA Push Forward with Hypersonic Weapon Design
Raytheon Company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have made progress in hypersonic flight with the Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) hypersonic weapons program....
News Automotive
Orion Launch Abort System Passes Full-Stress Flight Test
The Orion spacecraft – the spacecraft integral to NASA’s Artemis program – passed through another milestone in preparation for flight. Researchers from NASA and Jacobs...
News Regulations/Standards
New Zealand and LeoLabs Establish the First Low-Earth Orbit Regulatory Platform
LeoLabs, Inc. of Menlo Park, California has deployed the world's first dedicated regulatory platform for low-Earth orbit (LEO): the Space Regulatory and...
News Propulsion
Can the Air Force Reach a 24-Hour Launch Window?
Launching rockets with 24-hour notice is one of the U.S. Air Force’s latest goals. In a “sources sought” notice titled Rapid Space Launch Initiative, the service is reaching out to...
News Propulsion
NASA Opens the International Space Station for Commercial Business
NASA is opening the International Space Station (ISS) for commercial business to accelerate U.S. science and technology innovation and accelerate the development of...
News Manned Systems
OmegA Rocket Sustains Explosion During First Static Test, Northrop Grumman Maintains Test Was a Success
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first static or “stationary,” full-scale test of its next-generation OmegA space...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Lockheed Martin’s “Non-Operational” Space Fence Detects Indian Anti-Satellite Operations While Still in Test Mode
A breakup field from a recent Indian anti-satellite test was detected by the Lockheed Martin-developed U.S. Air Force...
News Weapons Systems
New University-Led Air Force Center of Excellence Focuses on Securing Autonomous Systems Operating in Contested Environments
A new United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence (COE), led by the...
News Propulsion
Firefly Aerospace Is the Latest Addition to Florida’s “Space Coast”
Cedar Park, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has reached an agreement with Space Florida – the state’s aerospace economic development agency – to...
News Propulsion
Techstars and Starburst Start New Space Technology Business Accelerator
With an unprecedented number of breakthrough space technologies like reusable rockets, additive manufacturing (AM) or “3D printing,” advanced materials, and...
News Propulsion
Late Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Company Cancels Launch Vehicle Projects
Months after founder Paul G. Allen’s death, Seattle-based Stratolaunch Systems Corporation will abandon several launch vehicle projects. The news comes days after...
News Propulsion
First Orion European Space Module Delivered
The first European Space Module (ESM) just arrived in Titusville, Florida in preparation for its installation on the next-generation Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle and testing at NASA’s...
News Test & Measurement
Zwick Roell Provides Flexible Materials Testing over a Wide Temperature Range
Materials research and development frequently require materials to be tested at different temperatures, in line with their eventual area of use. For aerospace...
News Propulsion
Northrop Grumman Wins $792M to Deliver Intermediate, Heavy Versions of OmegA Space Launch Vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation of Falls Church, Va. received a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) worth approximately $792 million of...
News Defense
Delta II’s Final Flight a Success
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
News Automotive
Three Stages of Separation: Bidding Farewell to the Delta II Launch Vehicle
The upcoming launch of the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will be the last liftoff for the Delta II rocket, whose reliability made it...
News Automotive
Northrop Grumman Completes First Live Motor Cast for OmegA Rocket
Northrop Grumman of Falls Church, Va. has successfully completed casting, or filling with solid propellant, the first live motor segment for its new OmegA rocket. The...
News Electronics & Computers
Made in Space to Increase Material Portfolio After Two Years of Printing in Space
Made In Space, Inc. (MIS) is celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) printing onboard the International Space...
Articles Aerospace
The Future of Space Propulsion
Significant challenges and advances in space propulsion have occurred over the past ten years. The end of the Cold War had significant impacts, both positive and negative. Operational systems now have to operate...
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Introduction to the Integration of Electronics Switching and...
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