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Ball Aerospace Delivers NASA’s X-Ray Observatory to Kennedy Space Center for Launch
The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer will study exotic objects in the universe, including black holes BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 9, 2021 — NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), built by Ball Aerospace, safely arrived Friday at Cape Canaveral in Fla. A collaboration between Ball, NASA, and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), IXPE is an astrophysics observatory set…
Firefly Names Former Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Air Force Colonel to Lead Firefly Space Transport Services
Jason Mello tapped to lead efforts in spaceflight customer acquisition as Firefly continues its momentum into large-scale production CEDAR PARK, Texas – November 3, 2021 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an emerging leader in economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, today announced that Jason B. Mello will join the team as President of Firefly Space…
SNC Delivers Two Additional Fully Integrated EMARSS Aircraft to U.S. Army
Mission Enhancement Kit Continues to Enhance Fleet Capabilities SPARKS, Nev., November 3, 2021 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, recently delivered two more fully integrated Mission Enhancement Kit (MEK) aircraft in support of the U.S. Army’s surveillance operation. SNC’s MEK adds enhanced mission capabilities to…
L3Harris Selected For Second Major US Weather Satellite Study
Confirms company’s leadership in weather satellite technology Study will accelerate production of advance satellite sensors for severe storm tracking Follows NOAA’s recent imager design study award MELBOURNE, Fla. Oct. 14, 2021 — NASA has selected L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to conduct a second advanced study to significantly improve the accuracy and timeliness of U.S. weather…
Ball Aerospace Selected for NOAA Geostationary Extended Observations Sounder Instrument Study
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 28, 2021 — Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA for a 20-month contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Phase A sounder (GXS) study within NOAA’s GeoXO program. Ball will study hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounder instrument design options. Hyperspectral IR sounder observations from GEO will provide a…
Transcript: Space4U podcast, Libby Jackson
Hello, this is Andrew de Naray with Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed to tell the stories of the people who make space exploration today, more accessible to all. Today, we’ll be talking with Libby Jackson who has just released the book “Space Explorers, 25 Extraordinary Stories of Space…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Reports 2021 Third Quarter Results
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD) (the “Company”) today reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Financial Overview Three months ended September 30, Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 (In millions, except percentage and per share amounts) Net sales $ 545.3 $ 527.7 $…
Lockheed Martin To Fund Space Foundation STEM Programs at Huntsville, Alabama Schools, Nov. 3-5
Events feature former NASA astronaut Captain Winston E. Scott, USN (Ret.) Hands-on STEM activities for students, focused on the Artemis I mission Public community night at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center: Thursday, Nov. 4 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 27, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global…
Space Foundation Releases ‘The Space Report 2021 Q3’ Revealing $9.8B in Space Sector Equity Financing Activity
Maximum investment transaction value has grown more than 300% since 2018 China and U.S. spacecraft values are outpacing other spacefaring nations Commercial payload manufacturing has increased 134% since 2017 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 26, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today released “The Space…
Blue Origin & Sierra Space Developing Commercial Space Station
New Orbital Destination Opens Up Space For Business And Travel, Creating New Ecosystem LOUISVILLE, Colo., October 25, 2021 – Blue Origin and Sierra Space today announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open the next chapter of human space exploration and…