November 2000 Space News

SPACE SHUTTLE TO CARRY SOLAR ARRAYS TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Lockheed Martin 30 Nov 2000 -- The 101st Space Shuttle mission will lift off tomorrow night carrying a giant package of Lockheed Martin-built solar arrays that are designed to increase the amount of electricity five-fold on the International Space Station. The power surge will allow space crews to conduct scientific research for the next 15 years on the space station.
First Atlas V Flight Engine Arrives at Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin 30 Nov 2000 -- Four more Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines have arrived at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's facility near Denver, Colo., including the engine that will power the maiden flight of the company's new Atlas V rocket.
Lockheed Martin Builds First Atlas V Centaur Lockheed Martin 29 Nov 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has built the tank for the first new Centaur upper stage that will fly atop the company's Atlas V next-generation rockets. Built at Lockheed Martin's facilities in San Diego, Calif., the Centaur tank arrived at the company's facilities located near Denver, Colo., where final assembly and installation of engines, avionics, harnessing and other components will be completed.
Massive Lockheed Martin-built solar arrays to be launched to International Space Station Lockheed Martin 27 Nov 2000 -- The first of four pairs of massive solar arrays for the International Space Station, built at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station on November 30, 2000. During the 12-day mission, astronauts will connect the package of giant solar arrays and associated electronics, batteries, radiators, and support structure to the Station.
Endeavour To Complete Assembly Of Initial U.S. Power System For International Space Station Boeing 22 Nov 2000 -- The November 30 mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour will enable the crew of Expedition One to throw the switch on the US portion of the electric power system.
Delta II Launches Two Earth-Observing Satellites for NASA and Argentina, Plus a Swedish Nanosatellite Boeing 21 Nov 2000 -- Two earth-observing satellites and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data were launched into orbit aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket.
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOR BOEING-BUILT ANIK F1 Boeing 21 Nov 2000 -- A powerful Boeing 702 satellite, Anik F1, built for Telesat Canada to provide expanded communication services to the Americas, was successfully launched tonight aboard an Ariane rocket from the Guiana Space Center on the northeast corner of South America. Liftoff occurred at 3:56 p.m. PST, (6:56 p.m. EST and 23:56 GMT).
Lockheed Martin's Radiators Destined for Installation on International Space Station Lockheed Martin 21 Nov 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas' Photovoltaic Radiators (PVR) are scheduled to be launched on the Space Shuttle Endeavor on November 30 as part of the next International Space Station assembly mission.
Lockheed Martin-led THAAD team continues successful risk mitigation efforts with successful boost-motor test firing Lockheed Martin 20 Nov 2000 -- Ongoing risk mitigation efforts proved successful for a Lockheed Martin-led Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) team when they recently conducted a second successful test firing of a representative boost-motor at the United Technologies Corp./ Pratt & Whitney - Chemical Systems Division (CSD) facility located in San Jose, CA.
Delta II Launch to Feature 1st Boeing Dual Primary Payload Boeing 16 Nov 2000 -- History will be made at Boeing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, when a Delta II rocket carries a dual payload into space for NASA and Argentina.
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF PAS-1R Boeing 15 Nov 2000 -- PAS-1R, the second Boeing 702 satellite built for PanAmSat Corporation, was successfully launched on board an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America. Liftoff occurred at 5:07 p.m. PST, and PAS-1R's first signals were received 27 minutes later at the Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, satellite tracking station, confirming that systems are operating normally. PAS-1R will replace PAS-1, a 12-year old satellite that is nearing end of life.
Symposium Paper Highlights Lockheed Martin's Unique G-STAR(tm) GPS Anti-Jam Technology Lockheed Martin 15 Nov 2000 -- In answer to the growing concern by commercial and civil communities over the vulnerability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to many forms of interference, Lockheed Martin, in conjunction with Rockwell Collins, has developed G-STAR(tm)', a unique breakthrough Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver technology.
Boeing GPS III Industry Team Awarded $16 Million Contract to Proceed with Architecture Study Boeing 13 Nov 2000 -- The Boeing Company announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded a $16 million firm fixed price contract to the Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) III industry team to perform a comprehensive 12-month GPS III architecture study.
BOEING-BUILT ANIK F1 SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH Boeing 13 Nov 2000 -- The most powerful communications satellite built to date, 17.5-kW Anik F1 satellite built for Telesat Canada, is scheduled for launch on Nov. 20, 2000 on an Ariane rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The 30-minute launch window opens at 3:56 PST, (6:56 EST and 23:56 GMT).
Boeing Delta II Rocket Lifts Air Force Navigational Satellite into Orbit Boeing 10 Nov 2000 -- A Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational satellite was placed into an elliptical orbit almost 11,000 miles above the Earth by a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket at 12:14 p.m. EST.
Air Force successfully launches Global Positioning System satellite built by Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin 10 Nov 2000 -- A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral.
U.S. Air Force Navigation Satellite Launch Scrubbed Boeing 09 Nov 2000 -- The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Delta II launch team scrubbed's launch attempt of an Air Force Global Positioning Satellite.
Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $16 million contract to begin architecture study for next generation Global Positioning System Lockheed Martin 09 Nov 2000 -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems one of two industry contracts valued at $16 million each to start a 12-month System Architecture and Requirements Definition (SARD) study for the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) program referred to as GPS III.
Boeing-Built PAS-1R Satellite Ready for Launch Boeing 06 Nov 2000 -- PAS-1R, a Boeing 702 spacecraft with twice the capacity of the satellite it is replacing, is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, it was announced by Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), formerly Hughes Space and Communications Company.
ATK Awarded Contract to Produce Composite Aeroskirts for New Delta IV Launch Vehicles ATK 02 Nov 2000 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) (Alliant Techsystems) said it has been awarded a contract from The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., to manufacture composite aeroskirts for the new Boeing Delta IV family of space launch vehicles. Deliveries under the contract will continue through 2003.
Boeing Delta II Rocket Poised to Place U.S. Air Force Satellite into Orbit Boeing 02 Nov 2000 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket is poised at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. to place a Global Positioning System satellite into orbit.

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