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Europe braces for competition from low-cost U.S. satellite launcher
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies is not among the 2,200 companies exhibiting at the Paris Airshow, but its cut-rate Falcon rocket, which has already shaken up the U.S. satellite launch industry, is raising eyebrows in Europe. The...Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science and Technology, Israel, Russia, Paris (France)
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AIRSHOW-Europe braces for competition from low-cost US satellite launcher
Reuters* California-based SpaceX winning back launch business * Europe's Arianespace aiming to cut launch costs * New low-cost Ariane rocket under development By Irene Klotz PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies is not among the 2,200...Tags: Science and Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Israel, Russia, Paris (France)
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GenCorp. announces leadership for newly formed rocket company
Aerospace and technology firm GenCorp Inc. of Rancho Cordova, Calif. has closed the acquisition deal of rocket engine maker Rocketdyne and named executives to head the new company. GenCorp also owns Aerojet, the Sacramento aerospace firm founded in...
Tags: Science and Technology, Rocketry, Technology, NASA
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Century City aircraft lessor inks $5-billion deal at Paris Air Show
A Century City aircraft-leasing company has signed a contract with Airbus to purchase 50 single-aisle passenger jets in a deal worth about $5 billion at list price. International Lease Finance Corp. announced the deal for the A320neo aircraft on...
Tags: American International Group, Embraer SA
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New Airbus passenger jet takes to the skies on maiden flight
European airplane-maker Airbus conducted the first flight of its new A350 XWB passenger jet Friday, just days ahead of the Paris Air Show, the world's premier aviation showcase. The A350 XWB took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southwestern...
Tags: Physiology, Boeing Co.
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Airbus planning first flight with high-tech passenger jet Friday
European plane-maker Airbus announced the first flight of its new A350 XWB passenger jet is set for Friday, just days ahead of the Paris Air Show, the world's premier aviation showcase. Weather conditions permitting, the A350 XWB will take off from...
Tags: Paris (France), Physiology, Boeing Co.
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Space Florida says launchpad is like airport
WASHINGTON — In trying to sell the idea of building a new rocket pad in Central Florida, Frank DiBello doesn't make comparisons to "Star Wars," "Star Trek" or moon landings. Instead, the head of Space Florida relies on a more earthbound analogy:...
Tags: Cape Canaveral, U.S. Air Force, Atlantic Ocean, Manufacturing and Engineering, Brevard County
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F-35 fighter jet conducts first in-flight missile launch near L.A.
An F-35 fighter jet launched a missile in mid-flight from its internal weapons bay for the first time in a test flight for the Air Force. The missile firing took place last week about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles at the Navy’s Point Mugu...
Tags: Military Aircraft, Weaponry, U.S. Department of Defense, Science and Technology, Military Equipment
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How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell
The gig: Gwynne Shotwell, 49, is president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, the Hawthorne company that builds rockets and space capsules to resupply the International Space Station for NASA. Shotwell is No. 2 at the pioneering company behind founder...
Tags: Illinois Institute of Technology, Libertyville, Manufacturing and Engineering, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Technology
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Elon Musk says he has no near term plans for SpaceX IPO
ReutersLOS ANGELES, June 6 (Reuters) - Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to say he had no near term plans for an initial public offering of his space transport company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, known as SpaceX. "Only...Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Financing and Stock Offerings, Satellite Technology, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Science and Technology, Richard Branson, Rocketry, Satellite Technology
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Pentagon plans 60 more satellite launches through 2028-document
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to purchase 60 additional satellite launches through fiscal year 2028, which will more than double the cost of its launch program to $70.7 billion, according to a new Pentagon report on its biggest...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, Orbital Sciences Corporation, U.S. Military, Satellite Technology
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