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Leidos Subsidiary to Develop Human Landing System for NASA’s Moon Mission; Roger Krone Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2020 — Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics subsidiary is among the three contractors NASA selected to design and build platforms for a mission to land astronauts on the moon, GovCon Wire reported May 1.
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SpaceX Vet Zach Dunn Joins Relativity Space as Factory Development VP
Zach Dunn, formerly senior vice president of production and launch at SpaceX, has been named VP of factory development at California-based Relativity Space, Ars Technica reported Tuesday.
USSF Granted Access to SpaceX Commercial Launches
SpaceX has received an $8.9M contract modification to provide the U.S. Space Force with access to the company’s civil and commercial space programs, SpaceNews reported Saturday.
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SpaceX Concludes Parachute System Testing for Crew Dragon’s Flight to ISS
SpaceX has completed final testing of its updated parachute system for the Crew Dragon capsule ahead of the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Saturday.
SpaceX Concludes Starship Prototype Rocket Pressurization Test
SpaceX cleared a cryogenic pressurization test for the fourth prototype unit of a rocket designed to support missions to the moon and Mars, SpaceNews reported Monday.
Northrop Maintains OmegA Rocket Dev’t Amid COVID-19; Charlie Precourt Quoted
Northrop Grumman is moving forward to continue tests of a new military-tailored launch vehicle in competition with Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, United Press International reported Monday.
SpaceX Increases Starlink Satellites in Low-Earth Orbit
SpaceX has lifted a new batch of low-Earth orbit satellites designed to provide connectivity for the company’s Starlink internet service, Space News reported Wednesday.
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SpaceX Requests FCC to Authorize Starlink Satellite Operation in Lower Orbit
SpaceX is seeking authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to operate around 4.4K Starlink satellites at 335.5 to 354.2 miles above Earth, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Millennium Space Systems Concludes TETRA-1 Satellite Assembly, Integration Efforts
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, has completed the design, assembly and integration of the U.S. Space Force’s TETRA-1 microsatellite in under 15 months.
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SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Concludes 20th ISS Resupply Mission for NASA
SpaceX is slated to retire an earlier version of its Dragon spacecraft that recently completed the company’s 20th commercial cargo delivery mission for NASA, TechCrunch reported Wednesday.