December 2001 Space News |
- Boeing Space Unit Wraps Up Banner Year Boeing 21 Dec 2001 -- The achievement of several significant industry milestones in 2001 enabled Boeing Space and Communications, the world's largest space-related entity, to successfully execute on its strategic vision and business plans, further expanding its growth in global connectivity, information and communications and integrated battlespace.
- Northrop Grumman Awarded $15.7 Million Contract to Continue Work Under NASA's Space Launch Initiative Northrop Grumman 21 Dec 2001 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Integrated Systems sector has been awarded a $15.7 million contract to continue studies under NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI), a research and development effort to develop technologies for a second-generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV).
- Rocketdyne RS-68 Engine Certified for Boeing Delta IV Boeing 19 Dec 2001 -- The certification of the Rocketdyne RS-68 engine that will power Boeing's [NYSE: BA] new Delta IV launch vehicle brings to a close a remarkable development path for the first large liquid-fueled engine in the United States in nearly three decades.
- Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Proposal for Landsat Data Continuity Mission Lockheed Martin 19 Dec 2001 -- A team headed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Missiles & Space Operations, has delivered a proposal to formulate and implement the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
- A Statement Made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 13, 2001, Regarding the Decision of the Administration of the United States of America to Withdraw from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: INFORMATION AND PRESS DEPARTMENT, December 14, 2001 -- "As is known, Russia, like the United States and unlike other nuclear powers, has long possessed an effective system to overcome anti-missile defense. So, I can say with full confidence that the decision made by the President of the United States does not pose a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation."
- ATK Rocket Motors Boost Boeing Delta II Launch Vehicle Carrying NASA Satellites ATK 12 Dec 2001 -- Rocket motors manufactured by ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) helped launch a Boeing Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Dec. 7 on a mission to place two NASA satellites into orbit.
- The 100th Boeing Delta II Launches with Success Boeing 07 Dec 2001 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] marked a page in history today by successfully completing the 100th Delta II mission to deploy NASA's Jason-1 and TIMED satellites into polar orbits. The Boeing Delta II roared into the sky at 7:07 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
- ATK Rocket Motors Launch Space Shuttle Endeavour on Mission to International Space Station ATK 06 Dec 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems)(NYSE: ATK) said two reusable solid rocket motors manufactured by its Aerospace Group helped launch NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., yesterday.
- SPACE SHUTTLE TO DELIVER EXPEDITION 4 CREW TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Lockheed Martin 05 Dec 2001 -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready for launch from Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. Liftoff time is marked at 4:19 p.m. (Central Time) Wednesday, December 5.
- Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Scores Another "Hit"; Successful System Test Includes Intercept Over Pacific Boeing 04 Dec 2001 -- The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program's Integrated Flight Test was once again a success -- resulting in an intercept and complete destruction of the incoming target.
- ORBITAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES TARGET VEHICLE FOR U.S. GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE MISSILE DEFENSE TEST Orbital Sciences Corp. 04 Dec 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that its Orbital/Suborbital Program Target Launch Vehicle (OSP TLV) successfully completed its mission as the target vehicle for yesterday's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) segment of the U.S. Department of Defense's missile defense program, which is being led by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO).
- European team plans to create Galileo Services consortium to support Galileo Thales 04 Dec 2001 -- Europe is faced with a formidable challenge, but also a major opportunity, for its satellite navigation system which is becoming central to all forms of transport and location-based services, and also many other activities linked to time synchronisation (mobile telecoms networks, financial transactions).
- Last Delta II Launch of 2001 to Orbit Two NASA Satellites Boeing 03 Dec 2001 -- A Boeing Delta rocket is poised to thunder into the skies over Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to launch NASA's Jason-1 and TIMED spacecraft.
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