Department of Defense
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NASA
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of Defense during a launch window that runs 1:45 to 6:30 p.m. EDT each day from Sept. 26 to 30. No real-time launch status updates will be available and the launch will not be livestreamed. The rocket launch may be…
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NASA
30 Years Ago: Clementine Changes Our View of the Moon
In 1994, a joint NASA and Department of Defense (DOD) mission called Clementine dramatically changed our view of the Moon. As the first U.S. mission to the Moon in more than two decades, Clementine’s primary objectives involved technology demonstrations to test lightweight component and sensor performance. The lightweight sensors aboard the spacecraft returned 1.6 million digital images, providing the first…
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NASA
NASA, DOD Seek Universities to Develop CubeSats for Launch
NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to offer a set of hands-on learning engagements that will help higher education institutions, faculty, and students learn more about what it takes to build small satellites and be selected for flight opportunities. Teams selected for the University Nanosatellite Program Mission Concepts 2024 Summer Series will receive systems…
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Press Releases
Rocket Lab Adds New HASTE Launch from Virginia for the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a launch services agreement with the US Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia. The HASTE mission will…
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Press Releases
Two Pittsburgh Power Houses Team up to Power Outer Space
At the 2023 Keystone Space Conference last week, Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology programs for NASA and the Department of Defense.The collaboration will focus on the development of space nuclear technology and delivery systems. The joint effort will also include strengthening the space nuclear supply chain…
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Press Releases
Hexagon US Federal Brings ARTEMIS Solution to Federal Government Defense and Public Safety Professionals
Hexagon US Federal is pleased to share that through its partnership with senseFly and Tough Stump Technologies, an increased number of US Federal Government customers, including the Department of Defense (DoD), will now have easier access to its cutting-edge Aerial Reconnaissance Tactical Edge Mapping Imagery System (ARTEMIS) solution. ARTEMIS is a versatile, user-friendly geospatial content management platform that includes senseFly’s eBee…
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BAE Systems to advance cutting-edge integrated circuit technology for the space industry
BAE Systems has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to qualify a new generation of integrated circuit technology for use in the harsh environment of space. The new 12 nanometer technology uses a smaller feature size that provides a dramatic leap forward in space-based computing compared to current 45 nanometer technology. “This selection makes BAE Systems the premier…
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CenturyLink Wins Department of Defense Learning Network EIS Award
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2020 — CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced that it recently won a task order to provide secure connectivity to the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)’s learning network via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This task order marks the first EIS award made by DoD. “DoDEA put its trust in CenturyLink to provide its staff and…
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Press Releases
DynCorp International Awarded Contract for Aircraft Maintenance at Joint Base Andrews
MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On August 23, The Department of Defense awarded DynCorp International (DI) a contract to support the United States Air Force at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. DI will provide executive airlift maintenance support for all management, personnel and equipment. Services performed will include fixed-wing flight line and back shop maintenance for the 89th Airlift Wing aircraft, as well as…
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