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EVRY, France --- Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the international satellite operator Intelsat, for the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites.>> With this latest contract, covering the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespaces launch Service & Solutions give the international satellite operator Intelsat unrivalled launch capacity and flexibility
RICHMOND, BC --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has increased its funding to expand the scope of the existing contract with MDA to provide support for the Mobile Servicing System, including building a spare Latching End Effector for the Canadarm2
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) announced today that their respective subsidiaries, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd
HAWTHORNE, Calif. --- NASA today announced its selection of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS) Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract award
On the occasion of the visit of the French Prime Minister in Egypt, it was announced that Arianespace has been chosen to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, as part of a turnkey contract that Thales Alenia Space signed with Egyptian operator Nilesat.>> Nilesat 201 will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europes Spaceport in French Guiana, during the first quarter of 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin's second F-35 Lightning II ground-test aircraft rolled out on Wednesday at the company's Fort Worth plant, where it will be fully instrumented before being shipped to the United Kingdom for testing.>> The new F-35, called AG-1, is the full-scale static test article for the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, which will be flown by the U
CANNES --- Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space Italy announced today that they are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for customers around the world.>> The joint business agreement leverages each company's resources, talents, programs and customer partnerships in a way that allows Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and Thales Alenia Space to expand their respective remote sensing product areas and businesses
VICTORVILLE, Calif. --- Boeing today announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, and passing the 100-flight-hour threshold
NEWTOWN, Pa. --- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan to build their next geostationary broadcasting and telecommunications satellite