October 2001 Space News |
- BAE SYSTEMS UK SATCOM strengthens capability BAE Systems 30 Oct 2001 -- BAE Systems has completed a key stage in the development and production of the UK/TSC503 satellite field terminal (SFT) project with the official handover of the first system to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
- ATK Rocket Motors Help Launch Boeing Delta II Rocket Carrying Earth Imaging Satellite ATK 23 Oct 2001 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) (Alliant Techsystems) said rocket motors manufactured by its Aerospace Group helped launch a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying an earth imaging satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Oct. 18.
- 2001 Mars Odyssey Successfully Arrives At Mars, Now In Orbit And Ready To Begin Science Mission Lockheed Martin 23 Oct 2001 -- The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), was successfully placed in orbit around Mars this evening at 8:26 p.m. MT.
- Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Advanced Cruise Missile Target Lockheed Martin 19 Oct 2001 -- The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program completed Developmental Testing today by intercepting and destroying an advanced cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
- Boeing Delta II Successfully Deploys QuickBird Satellite Boeing 18 Oct 2001 -- A Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II 7320-10 rocket lifted off today from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 11:51 a.m. PDT carrying the DigitalGlobe QuickBird imaging satellite.
- Lockheed Martin's First Atlas V Rocket Stacked Vertically, Capping Period Of Highly Successful Milestones On The Way to First Launch Lockheed Martin 18 Oct 2001 -- Lockheed Martin's Atlas V rocket team has successfully performed the first "booster on stand" (BOS) operation with the first flight vehicle, designated AV-001.
- Boeing Delta IV Program Progresses on West Coast Boeing 17 Oct 2001 -- The launch table for the Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delta IV rocket arrived today at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to provide a solid foundation for the only West coast launch site able to support the U.S. Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program.
- Thales signs agreement to buy Magellan and NavSol from Orbital Sciences Thales 16 Oct 2001 -- Thales and Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States have reached an agreement whereby Thales will acquire all of Orbital Sciences' satellite navigation and positioning businesses for approximately US$70 million (80 million euros).
- Northrop Grumman Software Controls Successful Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Segment Flight Test Northrop Grumman 15 Oct 2001 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) provided the ground command and control software for a recent successful flight test of The Boeing Company's booster for the ground-based Midcourse Defense Segment (GMDS) program, formerly the National Missile Defense program.
- ORBITAL WINS $24 MILLION TASK ORDER FROM U.S. ARMY FOR AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS Orbital Sciences Corp. 12 Oct 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it was recently awarded a $24 million development task order by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) for the Short Range Air Launch Target program.
- Lockheed Martin Team Proposes Innovative Low-Risk Design for NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Lockheed Martin 10 Oct 2001 -- A team led by Lockheed Martin Space Systems has submitted a proposal to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST), a key mission in NASA's Origins Program.
- ILS And Atlas Successfully Launch Another Payload For NRO Lockheed Martin 10 Oct 2001 -- An Atlas IIAS rocket lifted off late last night, successfully carrying a national security payload into orbit.
- Boeing Dedicates New Delta IV Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Boeing 09 Oct 2001 -- Unveiled to the theme from the motion picture "The Right Stuff©," Boeing [NYSE: BA] today dedicated its new Space Launch Complex (SLC) 37 facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
- ATK Rocket Motors Successfully Launch Satellite Aboard Titan IV B Rocket ATK 08 Oct 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said rocket motors designed and manufactured by its Aerospace Group helped launch a Lockheed Martin Titan IV B rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Oct. 5.
- Titan IV Rocket Successfully Launches from California Lockheed Martin 05 Oct 2001 -- Lockheed Martin-built Titan IV B rocket successfully launched a national security payload for the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office today at 2:21 p.m. PDT.
- First-Flight Boeing Delta IV One Step Closer to Launch Boeing 04 Oct 2001 -- The first-flight Boeing Delta IV rocket is one step closer to launch.
- ORBITAL WINS $22 MILLION CONTRACT FROM U.S. ARMY FOR LIQUID PROPELLANT BOOSTER SYSTEM Orbital Sciences Corp. 04 Oct 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it was recently awarded a $22 million development contract by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) for Phase IIa of the Liquid Booster Target System.
- BAE SYSTEMS develops innovative satellite communications terminal wind shield BAE Systems 03 Oct 2001 -- BAE Systems has developed a revolutionary, self-standing fabric radome with very low operating power requirements to meet the environmental needs of the UK/TSC503 satellite communications programme.
- Boeing to Build Third Superbird Satellite for Japan Boeing 03 Oct 2001 -- Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), signed a contract on September 28, 2001 with Space Communications Corporation (SCC) of Tokyo, Japan for a Boeing 601 communications satellite.
- Lockheed Martin Chosen By NASA and JPL to Build the 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Lockheed Martin 03 Oct 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Astronautics Operations, headquartered near Denver, Colo., has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to design and build the next in a series of spacecraft to explore Mars.
- ATK Rocket Motor Boosts Athena I Vehicle in First Launch From Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex ATK 01 Oct 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said a solid rocket motor developed and produced by ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company, Promontory, Utah, helped launch an Athena I space launch vehicle on its first mission from the new Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska on Sept. 29.
- ATK Nozzle for Delta IV Engine Passes Flight Certification Testing ATK 01 Oct 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said a rocket nozzle for the Boeing RS-68 engine developed by ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company, Promontory, Utah, successfully passed a series of four flight certification tests, clearing the way for production of the nozzle and its use on the maiden flight of the new Boeing Delta IV launch vehicle in early 2002.
- ORBITAL SIGNS CONTRACT TO BUILD AND LAUNCH JAPAN'S BSAT-2c DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE Orbital Sciences Corp. 01 Oct 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has signed a contract to construct and launch a geostationary (GEO) communications satellite for Japan's Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT).
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