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Archive for November 3rd, 2017

U.S. Air Force awards contract for new rideshare capability

November 3rd, 2017 by

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapters (ESPA) (LDPE) procurement contract to Orbital Sciences Corp., Space Systems Division for US$34 million.

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USAF accepts Raytheon’s GPS OCX launch and checkout system

November 3rd, 2017 by

The U.S. Air Force has officially accepted Raytheon’s GPS Operational Control System launch and checkout system, also referred to as Block 0, signifying the company met all contractual requirements when it delivered the LCS to the service on 29 September.

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Maxar Technologies results Q3 2017

November 3rd, 2017 by

Maxar Technologies Ltd. (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) reported financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2017. U

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