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Military Aviation News, Space News March 23, 2011

First Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar II Satellite Marks 10 Years in Service

The first Milstar II military communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team for the U.S. Air Force, has surpassed its 10-year design…

Space News March 21, 2011

Lockheed Martin Makes Strides in Human Space Exploration

First Orion Spacecraft, Space Operations Simulation Center Progressing Steadily at Denver Facilities DENVER, March 21st, 2011 — Forging a new path forward to ensure safe,…

Space News March 16, 2011

Mapping Japan’s changed landscape from space

Following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March, satellite imagery has been vital in providing a clear picture of the extent…

Space News March 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Selected to Launch DigitalGlobe WorldView-3 Earth Imaging Satellite

DENVER, Colo., March 15th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced today that it…

Space News March 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Completes Key Flight Software Milestone

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 15th, 2011 — The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has…

Space News March 14, 2011

SPACEX AND SES ANNOUNCE SATELLITE LAUNCH AGREEMENT

Falcon 9 booster to launch SES-8 to GTO in 2013 Hawthorne, CA/ Luxembourgâ€“ As the Satellite 2011 conference kicked off in Washington, D.C., Space Exploration…

Space News March 12, 2011

NASA Shuttle Endeavour At Launch Pad, Liftoff Practice Set

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 11, space shuttle Endeavour now awaits…

Space News March 9, 2011

SPACEX EXPANDING TEXAS OPERATIONS

New Lease Gives Company Space to Grow in McGregor McGregor, TXâ€“ Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the City of McGregor today signed a lease agreement…

Space News March 9, 2011

Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home After Final Mission

Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than five million miles and concluded the spacecraft’s illustrious 27-year career with…

Military Aviation News, Space News March 7, 2011

2nd Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B Begins Flight

Boeing [NYSE: BA]Â announced Saturday the successful launch of the second Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office…

Space News March 4, 2011

NASA Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA…

Space News March 3, 2011

China to launch first space lab by 2016

Â A Chinese senior space technology expert said Thursday that China is expected to launch its first space laboratory before 2016. “With the technological program ready,…

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