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Archive for May 1st, 2017

Falcon 9 launches secret military payload

May 1st, 2017 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: NROL-76; Date: 1 May 2017, 1115 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA. The rocket appears to have placed the secret payload into a low Earth orbit.

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USAF releases final RFP for new rideshare capability

May 1st, 2017 by

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) released a final request for proposal for the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapters, or LDPE.

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Attitude control motor design meets human-rated requirements

May 1st, 2017 by

Orbital ATK announced that it has completed another milestone in the development of the Attitude Control Motor (ACM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS).

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