By Chris Forrester Melinda Milani is Raytheon’s Area Director of its National and Tactical System (NTS) strategic business unit. NTS is a diverse portfolio with programs serving DoD and Intelligence […]
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RTX’s Raytheon + Northrop Grumman successfully test solid rocket motor
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have successfully completed a static fire test of an advanced, long-range, solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman Allegany […]
Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program
Space Systems Command (SSC) has received the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on August 30, 2024, in partnership with […]
Avio partners with Raytheon (RTX) to build solid rocket motors
Avio has signed a contract with Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) to initiate and progress the development of critical solid rocket motors for defense applications — this contract contract furthers the systems engineering […]
RTX’s advanced ground system for space-based missile warning is now operational
An advanced ground system for space-based missile warning developed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is now operational at the U.S. Space Force‘s Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center […]
SpaceX launches Maxar’s WorldView mission from California, and another SpaceX Starlink to launch from Florida hours later
On Thursday, May 2 at 11:36 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Maxar 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
SpaceX views Worldview launch for Maxar 1 mission Thursday
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 2 for launch of the Maxar 1 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The […]
SpaceX brings Maxar’s WorldView mission back in view again
Reports indicate that SpaceX may launch Maxar’s Worldview Legion 1 & 2 mission on May 1 from Vandenberg SFB, California at 11:30 AM – 12:24 PM PDT. Prior to this […]
SpaceX’s successful Wednesday Starlink satellite launch but No-Go for Maxar’s WorldView mission
On Wednesday, April 17 at 5:26 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A […]
SpaceX launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion mission a No-Go
The WorldView Legion mission was postponed the day before launch and, with support ship Go Beyond now returned to the Port of Long Beach and the listing removed from the […]