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Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Arrives at NASA’s Plum Brook Station for Testing

December 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, NASA, NASA Artemis program, NASA Plum Brook Station, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, USA

The Artemis I Orion spacecraft arrived at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for in-space

Americas Space Technology

Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA Demo Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) Thruster at Full Power for First Time

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lunar Gateway, NASA, Solar electric propulsion (SEP)

Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time,

Americas Space

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft Completes Pad Abort Test

November 5, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing CST-100 Starliner, Human spaceflight, NASA, NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP), USA, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed a critical safety milestone on Monday in an end-to-end test of its abort system. During

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Northrop Grumman Completes Flight Control Test of NASA Global Hawk from Grand Sky Facility

October 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armstrong Flight Research Center, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Sky Development Co., NASA, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Northrop Grumman announced that it successfully completed a flight control test of a NASA Global Hawk from its Grand Sky

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Maxar Delivers Robotic Arm for NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover

October 27, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Interplanetary mission, Mars 2020, NASA, USA

Maxar Technologies announced that it has delivered the robotic Sample Handling Assembly (SHA) for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. As the

Aerojet Rocketdyne Advanced Tactical Booster

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Teams with NASA to Develop Novel Rocket Engine Technology

October 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Rocket engine

Aerojet Rocketdyne has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to design and manufacture a

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Boeing Contracted to Build Rocket Stages for NASA’s Artemis Missions

October 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Human spaceflight, Interplanetary mission, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

NASA and Boeing have initiated a contract for the production of 10 Space Launch System (SLS) core stages and up

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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Launches Space Weather Instrument on NASA’s ICON Satellite

October 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), NASA, Satellite, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), USA

A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) instrument aboard NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite will deliver unprecedented information to help

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Northrop Grumman Launches NASA ICON Satellite on Pegasus XL Air-Launched Rocket

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air launch to orbit, Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), NASA, Northrop Grumman, Pegasus XL (Rocket), Satellite, Stargazer L-1011, USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced its Pegasus XL air-launched rocket successfully launched the company-built Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite for NASA.