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Report: NASA to Award Space Transportation Contract by Early September

NASA will award a contract or contracts to develop space vehicles for transporting U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station by the end of August or in early September, National Journal...

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Boeing, SpaceX Win NASA Commercial Space Transportation Contracts

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Elon Musk’s startup firm SpaceX have both won contracts to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA. Charles Bolden, NASA administrator, said...

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SpaceX to Help NASA Launch Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has been selected to supply services for NASA’s nearly $87 million satellite launch mission set to take place in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The...

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Phil McAlister: NASA Taps 4 Firms for New Commercial Space Tech Program

NASA has selected four companies to work with the agency to develop and commercialize space technologies over the next five years. ATK‘s (NYSE: ATK) space systems business, Final Frontier Design, Space...

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SpaceX, Orbital ATK to Transport Supply Cargo to ISS; Stephanie Schierholz...

Space Exploration Technologies and Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) have received contract modifications with undisclosed amounts from NASA to carry supplies to the International Space Station, Spaceflight Now...

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Matt Desch: Iridium Moves to Secure Next Satellites with Spares, Insurance,...

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 15, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch indicated that the nine spare Iridium Next satellites the company is building will help cut...

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Diane Hockenberry Expresses Iridium Commitment to SpaceX Rocket

TYSONS CORNER, VA July 2, 2015 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) said it remains committed to using SpaceX to carry its satellites into orbit amid a Falcon 9 explosion upon liftoff at Cape...

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WSJ: Aerojet Rocketdyne Parent Offers $2B for Boeing-Lockheed Launch JV

The parent company of Aerojet Rocketdyne has offered to acquire the Boeing (NYSE: BA)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joint venture United Launch Alliance for approximately $2 billion in cash, the Wall...

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Weekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015: ULA Acquisition Talk Bubbles Again,...

Weekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Could GovCon see at least one more blockbuster...

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WSJ: NASA Space Cargo Transport Competition Down to 4 Bidders

NASA has narrowed the list of bidders in a $14 billion industry competition to support the agency’s cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station, the Wall Street Journal reported...

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Kathryn Hambleton: NASA to Award ISS Cargo Resupply Service Contracts Jan. 30

NASA has rescheduled the awarding of a new series of contracts to transport supplies to and from the International Space Station, Reuters reported Thursday. The agency was previously scheduled to name...

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Weekly Roundup Nov 16 – Nov 20 2015: A Post-Paris Look at the Global Arms...

Weekly Roundup Nov 16 – Nov 20 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Investors made a sharp turn this week to defense and other...

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Weekly Roundup Nov 23 – Nov 25 2015: Our 3Q Earnings Scorecard & More

Weekly Roundup Nov 23 – Nov 25 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Third quarter earnings season has come to a conclusion and...

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USAF Awards EELV Rocket Engine Development OTAs to SpaceX, Orbital ATK

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a $180.2 million ‘other transaction’ agreement and Space Exploration Technologies a $61.4 million OTA to build alternative propulsion systems for...

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NASA Selects Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX for Round 2 Space Station...

NASA has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Sierra Nevada and SpaceX a second round of potential multi-billion dollar contracts to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station through 2024 in...

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Weekly Roundup Jan. 11 – Jan. 15 2016: Air Force, NASA Give Space...

Jan. 11 – Jan. 15 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson America’s space program appears to be the place where government and...

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AECOM to Build ‘Hyperloop’ Test Track for SpaceX Contest

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2016 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) will design and build the test track for Hyperloop prototypes developed as part of a SpaceX-hosted student competition on the development of the...

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NASA Books SpaceX for 5 More ISS Cargo Resupply Flights; Cheryl Warner Comments

SpaceX has been awarded five additional flights by NASA to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station under a contract signed in December 2015, Space News reported Wednesday. Peter B....

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Matt Desch: 1st Iridium NEXT Satellites to Launch in July With SpaceX Rocket

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2016 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has moved back the launch of the first set of Iridium NEXT satellites to July using SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket following...

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Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA Join Air Force’s EELV Propulsion Tech Development...

Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance have won separate “other transaction” agreements worth a combined $161.9 million to build rocket engine prototypes under the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved...

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