November 2001 Space News |
- Orbital's GEO Satellite Business Receives Boost From PanAmSat Order Orbital Sciences Corp. 28 Nov 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) received another major industry endorsement for its smaller-sized geostationary (GEO) STARTM satellite systems today when PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ: SPOT) exercised a contract option to purchase two additional company-built C-band spacecraft.
- Boeing Satellite Systems Celebrates the Launch of its 200th Commercial Communications Satellite Boeing 27 Nov 2001 -- Syncom. Anik A. SBS 3. DBS-1. DIRECTV-4S. Though they may read like alphabet soup, these are the names of satellites that have changed the world of communications.
- Successful Launch Sends Boeing-Built DIRECTV-4S Satellite to Orbit Boeing 26 Nov 2001 -- DIRECTV-4S, a high-power satellite built by Boeing Satellite Systems, was successfully launched today aboard an Ariane 44LP rocket from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America.
- Boeing-Built DIRECTV-4S Satellite Ready for Launch Boeing 19 Nov 2001 -- DIRECTV-4S, a Boeing 601HP satellite built for DIRECTV, Inc., is scheduled for launch on Monday, Nov. 26.
- U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin, TRW Team $2.698 Billion Contract to Begin Production of Next Generation Military Communications Satellite Lockheed Martin 19 Nov 2001 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems and TRW Space & Electronics a contract for up to $2.698 billion to begin the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) Program.
- Lockheed Martin-Built Genesis Spacecraft Successfully Placed in Orbit Lockheed Martin 16 Nov 2001 -- The Genesis spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Astronautics Operations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), was successfully placed in orbit today around the "L1" point between the Earth and the Sun.
- Boeing Awarded NASA Contract for Intelligent Vehicle Research Initiative Boeing 14 Nov 2001 -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a $50 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, under the Intelligent Vehicle Research Initiative, by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), Edwards, Calif. In support of this new Intelligent Vehicle initiative, Boeing Phantom Works will provide modification direction for the flight test C-17 Globemaster III.
- U.S. Air Force Milstar II Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral for Early 2002 Launch Lockheed Martin 14 Nov 2001 -- A U.S. Air Force Milstar II military communications satellite was recently shipped from Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. to the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a Jan. 2002 launch aboard a Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle.
- ORBITAL AND NASA COMPLETE EARLY MILESTONE IN DART FLIGHT DEMONSTRATOR PROJECT Orbital Sciences Corp. 13 Nov 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today that a critical early milestone in the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) project has been achieved.
- Transcript: Effective Missile Defense for U.S. High Priority, Rice Says, Washington File, November 08, 2001 -- "Acquiring an effective missile defense system for the United States and its allies is one of President Bush's highest priorities, and he believes the only way to get there is a robust testing and evaluation system, and eventual deployment, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told reporters at a White House briefing November 8"
- First DIRECTV Spot Beam Satellite Shipped for Late November Launch Boeing 07 Nov 2001 -- DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation, and Boeing Satellite Systems announced today that DIRECTV-4S, a new high-power spot beam satellite, has been shipped to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana and is scheduled for launch on Nov. 26.
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Further Streamlines Operations Lockheed Martin 07 Nov 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has announced plans to further streamline operations and reduce indirect business costs to increase its competitive posture.
- ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company Successfully Conducts Full-Scale Space Shuttle Motor Test ATK 02 Nov 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said ATK Thiokol Propulsion Company, Brigham City, Utah, successfully conducted a static test firing of a full-scale Space Shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) yesterday.
- Text: Wolfowitz Says Changes in ABM Treaty Won't Threaten China, Washington File, November 02, 2001 -- "U.S. efforts to change the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty don't threaten China, says Paul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary of defense."
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