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Lockheed Martin Successfully Transitions Long Range Discrimination Radar To The Missile Defense Agency: 4/23/2024 8:00:22 AM; The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station in Clear, Alaska, completed DD250 final acceptance and was officially handed over to the Missile Defense Agency in preparation for an Operational Capability Baseline (OCB) decision and final transition to the Warfighter.
NASA Sets Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station: 4/22/2024 11:21:02 AM; NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
ESA’s astronaut class of 2022 graduate: 4/22/2024 11:16:28 AM; ESA celebrated the graduation of its class of 2022 astronaut candidates. The ceremony, held at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, signified the successful completion of basic training for the five European astronaut graduates and the Australian Space Agency’s first astronaut, all now eligible for spaceflight assignments.
RTX’s Collins Aerospace named a finalist for three Crystal Cabin Awards: 4/22/2024 9:48:36 AM; Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been named a finalist for three Crystal Cabin Awards, the only international award recognizing excellence in aircraft interior innovation.
Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found: 4/22/2024 6:04:29 AM; Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission because it imposes an odd ‘wobbling’ motion on the companion star orbiting it.
Northrop Grumman Expands Australia MQ-4C Triton Support Team: 4/18/2024 7:55:02 AM; Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) has signed a contract with L3Harris Corporation (L3HCA) for the operation and maintenance of command-and-control systems aboard Australia’s MQ-4C Triton multi-intelligence uncrewed aircraft fleet.
NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station: 4/8/2024 5:11:42 AM; NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya.
Northrop Grumman and EpiSci to Collaborate on Advanced Autonomy Capabilities: 4/3/2024 11:51:34 AM; Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is collaborating with EpiSci to further develop advanced, trusted autonomous tactical solutions for the United States and its allies.
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $483M JAGM, HELLFIRE Follow-On Production Contract: 4/2/2024 9:12:02 AM; The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a follow-on production contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles with a Program Year 3 (PY3) award total value of $483 million.
AECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States: 4/1/2024 8:44:23 PM; AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide environmental restoration and compliance services at facilities across the United States as part of the NASA Environmental Restoration and Compliance Contract (NERCC).
Manufacturer and Defense Contractor Horsburgh & Scott Launches Industrial Gearbox Facility in St. Tammany Parish: 4/1/2024 4:31:21 PM; International manufacturer Horsburgh & Scott Company announced that it has established a 32,000-square-foot facility in Slidell for the repair, service and assembly of industrial gears and gearboxes destined for the defense industry.
NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge: 4/1/2024 9:09:34 AM; NASA selected 12 finalist teams to compete in the next round of the Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) competition. In 2023, NASA invited undergraduate and graduate students from accredited colleges and universities in the United States to propose innovative solutions to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft stirs up when landing on the Moon.
Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole: 4/1/2024 8:31:47 AM; A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).
Thales Announces Partnership with Saporo in Belgium to Empower Organizations with Enhanced Cybersecurity Resilience: 4/1/2024 4:09:51 AM; This collaboration brings together Thales’ extensive experience in securing critical infrastructure and digital assets with Saporo’s innovative attack path management platform.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Awarded Collier Trophy: 3/26/2024 3:47:52 PM; NASA and the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission team have won the National Aeronautic Association’s (NAA) Robert J.
Northrop Grumman Expanding Capacity to Meet Global Security Demands: 3/25/2024 10:25:24 AM; Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is expanding the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in West Virginia.