Space Logistics Set to Launch MEV2. The Proton launch, previously scheduled for September 30, 2019, was postponed after an issue was discovered during the electrical testing of the vehicle FREMONT, CA: SpaceLogistics, subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, will launch the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) 1, on a Proton rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
The spacecraft will be dual manifested on the Proton along with Northrop built Eutelsat 5 West B communications satellite. The Proton launch, previously scheduled for September 30, 2019, was postponed after an issue was discovered during the electrical testing of the vehicle, as per details provided by launch services provider International Launch Services. "I’ve been working on this for about a decade. Once launched, MEV-1 will use its electric propulsion system to go to geostationary orbit, a process that will take up to three and a half months. The MEV 1 is set to dock with the apogee motor nozzle on Intelsat 901, from whence it shall take over altitude control and orbit control.
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA Enter Partnership to Creative... Using a unique combination of 3D printing technologies, including solid-state deposition and laser deposition, Aerojet Rocketdyne will be able to enable the rapid fabrication of complex components.
Aerojet Rocketdyne aims to reduce the development cost of technologies and accelerate the infusion of emerging commercial capabilities into space missions. FREMONT, CA: California-based Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center entered into a Space Act Agreement to design and manufacture a lightweight rocket engine thrust chamber assembly making use of innovative additive manufacturing processes and materials. Drone Aviation Upgrades Technology for Army WASP Aerostats. The WASP, a highly tactical and mobile aerostat system, can be operated by just two soldiers and provides day and night video surveillance Fremont, CA: Florida-based Drone Aviation Holding Corp. launched its new and upgraded kit for currently fielded Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) systems.
Drone Aviation is a manufacturer of specialized tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms serving national defense and homeland security customers. The new plug and play kit come with the feature to distribute full-motion video captured from WASP's Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor simultaneously to a dismounted soldier's mobile device utilizing the Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK) as well as operators at the tactical operations center (TOC).
All the electronic design, architecture, and integration into the WASP follow Program Executive Office (PEO), Project Manager Tactical Radio (PM TR), and PEO Soldier Nettwarrior standards. SDA Proposes Massive USD 11 Billion Budget for Five Years. Kepler to Launch Its Two Satellites Using Soyuz Rocket. Kepler's prototype satellites operate in low Earth orbits ranging from 500 - 600 kilometers.
This could lead to overlap with SpaceX's Starlink broadband constellation and has left Kepler worried about a spike in conjunction alerts as satellites fly past each other, as well as a risk of increased signal interference. FREMONT, CA: Kepler Communications has secured two launch spots for its first fully commercial satellites. The company will launch its two six-unit Cubesats on a Russian Soyuz rocket, operated by GK Launch, in mid-2020. Rocket Lab Swaps Customers; Early Launch for Astro Digital. Astro Digital was supposed to launch on a much later date, but grabbed up the opportunity when another undisclosed customer of Rocket Lab asked for postponing the launch.
Rocket Lab has nicknamed the mission 'As the Crow Flies' after Astro Digital's Corvus Platform, Corvus being a large genus of birds that includes crows. FREMONT, CA: Private spaceflight company Rocket Lab is set to launch a small satellite for California-based firm Astro Digital from New Zealand next week. Intuitive Machines Prepares Nova C Lander for Launch in 2021. The Nova C lander is capable of launching into an elliptical geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), a standard drop off for large communications satellites with a high point of thousands of miles above the Earth.
Under such circumstances, the Nova C Spacecraft would use its propulsion system or a trans-lunar injection (TLI), maneuver to escape the Earth's orbit and fly to the moon. Fremont, CA: Intuitive Machines is set to launch a commercial lunar lander onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on July 2021, on a mission to deliver multiple payloads to the moon, including up to five science instruments for NASA. Houston-based, Intuitive Machines' first robotic Nova C lander will be able to carry up to 220 pounds of payload to the moon's surface. “Intuitive Machines is thrilled to sign with SpaceX to take Nova-C on its first mission to the moon,” said Steve Altemus, the company's president, and CEO, in a statement. The Emergence of NASA Over The Years. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been at the forefront of space innovation in the U.S. and has achieved significant milestones over the years.
However, it faces lots of challenges today FREMONT, CA: The race for space supremacy can be traced back to the launch of Sputnik in 1957. Russia, the Cold War Rival, became the first nation to launch a satellite into space, and this triggered the U.S. to invest more in the development of its space technology. First Fully Electric Experimental Aircraft Delivered to Houston. The X-57's Mod II vehicle replaces the traditional combustion engines on baseline Tecnam P2006T aircraft with electric cruise motors.
The Mod II will be put to rigorous test over the next few weeks. FREMONT, CA: NASA's X-57 Maxwell's first fully electric configuration was delivered to the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Florida by Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero). The New Era of Unmanned Aircrafts: Drones. Today we come across a new, high profile and largely unproven group of unmanned craft and operators evolving in an atmosphere of unprecedented industry safety.
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Is That a Robot in My Factory? Cheryl Whitis, CIO, Raytheon Missile Systems [NYSE: RTN] When you walk into the factories at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona, don’t be surprised to find robots working side-by-side with humans on the production lines. These automated workers have long had a place in other industries such as automotive, but thanks to some significant investments in manufacturing, the world’s largest missile maker has made the move to automation. “We’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the last few years to upgrade and modernize our factories,” said Kim Ernzen, Vice President, Raytheon Missile Systems Operations. Performing as a Turnaround CIO Artist, It's Not Magic Anymore! Peter Ambs, CIO, City of Albuquerque We used to call them ‘turnaround CIOs,’ a moniker assigned to a CIO that was successful in implementing massive transformational change in a short amount of time.
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