In Washington the all-too-familiar specter of a U.S. federal government shutdown looms as Congress scrambles to arrive at a bipartisan spending bill by Friday.
The U.S. Air Force wants to competitively buy up to three new EELV secondary payload adapters with “power, attitude control, and propulsive capabilities,” allowing the adapter ring to continue supporting non-separating satellites throughout their mission.
A new, state-of-the-art air traffic control tower for the city of Houston’s Ellington Airport and Spaceport is expected to be operational by the end of next year.
Lockheed says after 18 months of system-level design and development, the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) is now moving into the detailed design phase.
Slovakian startup AeroMobil has unveiled its production flying car, which it plans to certify under Europe’s newly revamped CS-23 regulations for first deliveries in 2020.
F-35 INTEGRATED TEST FORCE on March 29 released a specially-built GBU-12 Paveway II guided bomb from an F-35C at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, CA, engaging a small pickup truck March 29, marking the first weapon test of an F-35 with 3F software, designed to enhance effectiveness against moving targets. INDIAN NAVY on April 21 test-fired the BrahMos Land Attack Supersonic Cruise Missile from the guided missile frigate Teg, to a target on land.
U.S. Navy trainees are experiencing symptoms of hypoxia while learning to fly the T-45 Goshawk, which prompted to service to ground the aircraft on April 5 to look for the cause. Instructor pilots reported “physiological episodes in the cockpit” caused by contamination in the on-board oxygen generation system. Currently the Navy has limited flights to no higher than 5,000 ft and no more than 2g maneuvering while tests on the oxygen system continue.
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a multiyear contract worth up to $1.6 billion for full-rate production of the truck-mounted TPQ-53 counterfire radar.
During a call to NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Space Station April 24, President Trump hinted he might accelerate efforts to reach Mars with astronauts.
The president's remarks came as he congratulated International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson for breaking the record for time spent orbiting Earth.
Arianespace restarted launch operations April 24 at its spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where work had been at a standstill during strikes and demonstrations.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully grappled Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft early April 22.
The satellite features 12 Ku-band transponders to provide assistance in telemedicine, tele-education, crop productivity and disaster management to the South Asia region.
Indonesia has ordered Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for its Lockheed Martin F-16s, boosting their interception and ground attack capabilities.
