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Space Security Issues Tackled By International Experts Superior CO (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 
Significant steps forward are being made on a range of international security issues that impact civil, military and commercial users of space.
Secure World Foundation proudly co-sponsored in June two major gatherings of global authorities, brought together to discuss a variety of key issues for the global utilization of space, from steps toward space traffic control, crafting a Code of Co ... read moreBoeing Team Completes Segment Testing Of SBSS 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Boeing has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments, of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force. Completion of these milestones confirms that the space vehicle and ground segments meet requirements for the first SBSS mission. When launched, the SBSS system will ... more
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LockMart Begins Critical Test Of AEHF MilComms Satellite
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 19, 2009Lockheed Martin has announced that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities. Meanwhile, the Lockheed Martin-led team has recently completed successful thermal vacuum testing of the second Advanced EHF satellite and has mated the spacecraft core ... more India Has To Address Issues Of Space Security: Kasturirangan 
Chennai, India (PTI) Jun 12, 2009India needs to address the issue of space security as the weapon system deployed there could target civilian satellites, former ISRO Chief K Kasturirangan said on Thursday. "We need to address the issue of space security at the earliest as India has already put many satellites in space even as we are developing many. There are weapons system which could target even civilian satellites. ... more USAF Awards LockMart Contract For SBIRS Follow-On Spacecraft 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.5-billion contract for the third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload, the third geosynchronous orbit (GEO-3) satellite and associated ground modifications for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation. A contract to include a fourth HEO payload and possible fourth GEO satellite is expected to be awarded later this year. ... more China To Join Efforts To Maintain Peace In Outer Space 
Vienna, Austria (XNA) Jun 04, 2009China is ready to join the international community in efforts to maintain peace in outer space, a Chinese envoy said here at the 52nd plenary session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). "The Chinese government has always stood for and abided by the principle of peaceful use of outer space," Tang Guoqiang, China's Permanent Representative to the Uni ... more |
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AFSPC May Use Allen Telescope Array For Space Surveillance
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) May 19, 2009An important and high visibility mission of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is Space Situational Awareness (SSA). Space Surveillance, a key component of SSA, involves using the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) of telescopes and radars to detect, track, identify and catalog all man-made objects orbiting the earth. Knowing where orbiting objects are located in space is key ... more Japan To Launch Military-Purpose Satellites 
Tokyo, Japan (KNS) May 01, 2009The Japanese government could launch an early warning satellite that can detect missile launches abroad by 2013. It also wants to increase the number of reconnaissance satellites from the current three to four. The Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy of the Japanese Cabinet Office finalized a five-year space policy plan Monday. "For the first time, it is stipulated in writing tha ... more Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Advancing To Follow-On Production Phase
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2009The Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has submitted its proposal for the program's follow-on production phase and has completed a major Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone with the U.S. Air Force. The SBIRS program is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligenc ... more DOD Eye In The Sky Supporting The Troops On The Ground 
Vandenberg AFB (AFNS) Apr 17, 2009For the troops on the ground in hot zones all around the world, there are many items they rely on that are vital in their day-to-day operations: their weapons, their wingmen, their body armor ... their space assets? The DOD's space assets are often overlooked as key items in the daily operations of the commander on the ground in operational areas like Iraq and Afghanistan. And perhaps no ... more |
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