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Updated Dragon Spacecraft Launches With New Scientific Samples
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that NASA launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the company's 21st commercial resupply mission is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on Monday around 1:30 p.m. EST. The updated Dragon flew with over 6.4K pounds of cargo for the station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and will demonstrate SpaceX's first autonomous docking with the ISS, NASA said Monday.
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December 7, 2020, 9:39 am
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Raytheon Technologies Creates Customizable Platform for Air Traffic Management
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has developed a workstation designed to streamline the way air traffic controllers manage and perform multiple tasks. The company said Thursday it gathered input from air traffic controllers to produce the Multi-platform Automation Re-hosting Solution or MARS.
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December 7, 2020, 9:24 am
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Space Force Announces Operational Acceptance of Fourth Lockheed-Made GPS III Satellite
The fourth Lockheed Martin-made satellite under the U.S. Space Force's GPS III constellation effort has gained operational acceptance earlier than usual, C4ISRnet reported Thursday. The GPS III Space Vehicle 04 satellite launched last month and supports the implementation of the M-Code military GPS signal.
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December 4, 2020, 10:42 am
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Viasat Equips Small Radio Device With Link 16 Crypto Modernization Capability
A Viasat-made terminal now accommodates cryptography-protected Link 16 communications in support of operations across ground, aerial and maritime domains. The KOR-24A small tactical terminal has been fitted with Link 16 cryptographic modernization capability that facilitates secure access to important information, Viasat said Thursday.
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December 4, 2020, 10:19 am
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Booz Allen Receives $50M Army Contract for ISR R&D Modernization
Booz Allen Hamilton has received a $49.9M contract to help the U.S. Army modernize research and development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. The Army held an online solicitation for the contract and received one proposal, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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December 4, 2020, 7:10 am
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Lockheed-Made SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Set for Launch Next Year
Lockheed Martin has announced the launch readiness of an upcoming military space satellite designed to provide missile warning via infrared technology. The company said Wednesday its fifth Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite or SBIRS GEO-5 is set for flight in 2021, following the satellite's completion in October this year.
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December 3, 2020, 10:00 am
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Parsons Announces New Products for Cloud Native Streaming
Parsons has unveiled a new series of cloud products designed to help government and commercial customers process large amounts of data while ensuring lesser infrastructure costs. The company said Wednesday it will offer cloud native stream platforms to deliver the scalability needed to maximize cloud resources.
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December 3, 2020, 9:33 am
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USAF Needs Industry Input on GPS Receiver for Joint Air to Surface Missile
The U.S. Air Force seeks market information on potential GPS receivers for the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile. The service branch said Monday in a SAM notice it needs to develop a strategy for the procurement of an M-code GPS receiver under the JASSM program.
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December 2, 2020, 6:28 am
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DHS Vet Uyen Dinh Joins BlackSky as Gov’t Relations, Strategy VP
Uyen Dinh, a former Department of Homeland Security official, has joined geospatial intelligence company BlackSky to serve as vice president for government relations and strategy. Dinh will contribute over 20 years of experience in national security, cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence to BlackSky's government engagements, the company said Tuesday.
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December 2, 2020, 5:19 am
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LMI Secures $78M Contract to Support DHS Counter-WMD Mission; John Selman Quoted
LMI has secured a potential $77.5M contract to support and advise the Department of Homeland Security on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear efforts. The company said Monday it will deliver CBRN subject matter expertise, manage related programs, provide personnel training, support medical operations and coordinate information for DHS' Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office.
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December 1, 2020, 9:30 am
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NASA Wants to Commercialize Virtual Satellite Tech
NASA has posted an opportunity for companies interested in commercializing a technology that creates virtual low Earth orbit satellites for continuous area monitoring. The space agency said Monday in a SAM notice it plans to issue licenses for the production and commercialization of the Sky Router LEO satellite concept under the Technology Transfer Program.
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December 1, 2020, 9:17 am
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Military, Intell Vet Paul Kaminski Named to Digital Global Systems Board
Paul Kaminski, chairman and CEO of defense consulting firm Technovation, has joined Digital Global Systems' board of directors to provide military expertise as the company looks to transition to key markets. He brings defense experience as a retired U.S. Air Force official who served as the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, DGS said Monday.
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December 1, 2020, 1:35 am