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Kennedy Space Center Officials Review Proposed SpaceX Expansion
Officials from NASAâ€™s Kennedy Space Center have reviewed SpaceXâ€™s proposal to expand its facilities in the spaceport to support more rocket refurbishments and other operations, Spaceflight Now reported Monday. KSC officials stated in an environmental assessment that theÂ Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm’s expansion would include sites for booster and fairing processing, storage, launch and landing control, flown […] More
June 12, 2018, 5:45 am
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Northrop Grumman Delays ICON Launch to Assess Pegasus XL
Northrop Grumman has postponed the launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft atop the Pegasus XL space vehicle to further assess the rocket after it sent off-nominal data during the ferry flight. The Falls Church, Va.-based firm said Friday it will test the Orbital ATK rocket back at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The […] More
June 11, 2018, 9:20 am
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Advanced Space to Help NASA Develop Navigation Tech for Moon Exploration
NASA has awardedÂ Advanced SpaceÂ aÂ two-year contract to further develop a peer-to-peer lunar navigation system for potential government and commercial use. The companyÂ said Thursday work under the contract will build on a phase 1 six-month project and coverÂ technical development of software and supporting systems. â€œAs we increase the number of vehicles in space and missions to the […] More
June 8, 2018, 4:13 am
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Sensofusion Prepares for Enhanced AIRFENCE Production With DoD; Kaveh Mahdavi Comments
Sensofusion will begin its production on an enhanced ground-based mobile platform for countering autonomous aerial drones after testing its prototype for a year. The New York-based firm said Wednesday the AIRFENCE system met IP67 ruggedization requirements during assessments for detection range and counterattack capabilities, which were conducted with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory through […] More
June 7, 2018, 7:34 am
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Leidos Corporate Security Office Receives Cogswell Award; Roger Krone Comments
The Defense Security Service has chosenÂ Leido‘s Reston, Va.-based corporate security office as one of the 39 recipients of the 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. Roger Krone, chairman and chief executive officer of Leidos, and a five-time Wash100 winner, said in a statement published Thursday that the Cogswell award reflects the firmâ€™s […] More
June 7, 2018, 4:33 am
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CenturyLink Designated as Quilt Coalition’s Internet Service Provider; David Young Comments
A nonprofit coalition of U.S. research and education networks has authorized CenturyLink to offer commercial internet services to the organizationâ€™s members under a two-year contract. CenturyLinkÂ said Wednesday it won a contract from Quilt after a competitive solicitation process for internet protocol transit providers. David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink, said the […] More
June 7, 2018, 3:20 am
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Leidos Presents 2018 Supplier Innovation and Technology Symposium Award Recipients
Reston, Va.-based firm Leidos has announced the winners of the 2018 Supplier Innovation and Technology Symposium awards, which recognizes companies for their contribution in information technology,Â collaboration, partnership and innovation. Tony Leiter, director of strategic technology sourcing and alliances in Leidos, stated that the Supplier Innovation and Technology Symposium winners enable the engineering firm to deliver […] More
June 6, 2018, 10:55 am
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Iridium Expands Iridium Certus Service Distributor Family for Maritime Applications; Wouter Deknopper Comments
Seven companies have agreed to serve as Iridium Communicationsâ€™ service providers for the Iridium Certus broadband capability for maritime applications. The McLean, Va.-based company said Tuesday the distributors of the L band service now include Globecomm, Network Innovations, Pivotel, MVS USA, IEC-Telecom, MetOcean Telematics and Samsan Enterprise Company. Wouter Deknopper, vice president and general […] More
June 6, 2018, 10:49 am
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BAE to Supply More Payload Tubes for Navy Virginia-Class Block V Submarines
BAE SystemsÂ has received a contract to produce eight payload tubes designed to help increase firepower on two of the U.S. Navyâ€™s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines. The companyÂ said TuesdayÂ it will supplyÂ Virginia Payload ModuleÂ tubes for integration intoÂ the SSN 804 and SSN 805Â underwater vessels under the contract from General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary. Each VPM tube is […] More
June 6, 2018, 3:39 am
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ECS Achieves Fourth AWS MSP Partner Designation; Imran Bashir Comments
Fairfax, Va.-based firm ECS has been certified for a next-generation Amazon Web Services Managed Service Provider Partners status for the fourth time. ECSÂ said Monday it will receive more opportunities to work with different organizations on information technology modernization efforts through the AWS MSP program. Imran Bashir, cloud chief technology officer and vice president of emerging […] More
June 5, 2018, 10:00 am
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Globecomm to Serve as Maritime Distribution Partner for Iridium Certus
Globecomm has entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to serve as one of the first maritime distribution partners for Iridium Certus, a new L-band broadband service that uses the Virginia-based firm’s NEXT satellite constellation. Globecomm said in a statement that the agreement allows the company to offer shipowners and operators a broader range of […] More
June 5, 2018, 2:22 am
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CTC-Smartronix Partnership Aims to Help Customers Address Mission Challenges; Ed Sheehan Comments
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has partnered with information technology and engineering services providerÂ SmartronixÂ in a move to help government and commercial customers tackle complex challenges. The partnership aims to support clients in their missions through both companies’ skilled talent,Â industrial facilities, intellectual property and contract vehicles, CTCÂ said Friday. CTC CEOÂ Ed Sheehan said the alliance and its clients will […] More
June 4, 2018, 5:01 am

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