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in NewsJacobs-NASA Team Enters Space Launch System Booster’s Integration Phase
NASA has received the first Solid Rocket Booster segment for its Space Launch System and Jacobs has begun the stacking and integration of the system boosters at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the agency's Artemis I mission.
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in NewsNorthrop to Supply Launch Abort Motors for Future Artemis Missions; Charlie Precourt Quoted
Northrop Grumman has entered into an agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide additional abort system components for the Orion capsule that will be used for NASA's subsequent Artemis missions to deep space.
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in Contract Awards, NewsUSMC Orders Ultra-Made Tactical Radios
An Ultra Electronics subsidiary has received a $31M order to supply software-defined tactical radio systems to the U.S. Marine Corps for line-of-sight communications. USMC ordered ORION X500 radios via a potential $497M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract Ultra TCS secured last year, the company said Monday.
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Microsoft’s ‘HoloLens 2’ Holographic Device Helps Lockheed Team During Orion Capsule Assembly
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Microsoft to use the latter's mixed-reality collaboration tool to help engineers visualize procedures while assembling the Orion spacecraft for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to lunar orbit.
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in NewsLuna to Supply Corrosion Sensors for NASA-Lockheed Orion Crewed Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has selected Luna Innovations to provide sensors for monitoring the internal environment and external corrosion of the Orion spacecraft NASA will use to transport astronauts to deep-space destinations.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Finishes Engine Production for NASA’s Crewed Flight Mission; Eileen Drake Quoted
Aerojet Rocketdyne has fulfilled its task to produce hardware necessary for the propulsion of the rocket that would send a crewed Orion spacecraft around the moon as part of NASA's second Artemis mission. The company said Monday it completed the RL10 and RS-25 engines for the Space Launch System in support of Artemis II, the second integrated SLS-Orion flight and the first lunar flyby with crew.
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in Contract Awards, NewsSAIC to Build, Deploy Joint Staff Decision Support Tech; Jim Scanlon Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a potential five-year, $42M task order from the U.S. Army to develop, field and maintain a decision support system for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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in NewsBoeing to Integrate Orbit-Made Audio Mgmt Suite Into T-7A Aircraft
Boeing will incorporate an audio management system designed by Orbit Communications Systems into the U.S. Air Force's T-7A Red Hawk pilot training suite.
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Charles River Analytics to Develop Battlespace Data Visualization Tool for Army
Charles River Analytics has secured funds from the U.S. Army to create user interfaces designed to help tactical commanders process and visualize battlespace information from multiple data sources.
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in News, Space NewsLockheed“™s Orion Spacecraft Completes Environmental Testing for Artemis Mission
NASA has certified Lockheed Martin“™s Orion spacecraft ahead of its uncrewed flight in lunar orbit as part of the Artemis I mission.
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Northrop, Lockheed, NASA Finalize Orion Attitude Control Motor Qualification Tests; Pat Nolan Quoted
Northrop Grumman and partners have finished qualification testing of an attitude control motor designed for use in the Orion spacecraft.