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Capella Space, Air Force to Demonstrate SAR Satellites’ Imagery Collection Tasking Capability
Capella Space and the Air Force Research Laboratory will test the ability of the company’s constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites to facilitate imagery collection and data downloads under a $750K contract, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
Boeing’s ‘Rosie the Astronaut’ to Fly Aboard Starliner’s First Orbital Test Flight; Leanne Caret Quoted
Boeing has named the test dummy that will ride aboard the company’s CST-100 Starliner crew capsule as part of the spacecraft’s maiden orbital flight test, Florida Today reported Thursday. The mannequin “Rosie the Astronaut†was named after “Rosie the Riveter,†a World War II icon that represented female assembly line workers who helped produce weapons and other equipment during the war.
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Avaya, Synnex Partner to Distribute Cloud-Based Comms Platform in Gov’t Market
Synnex has begun to offer Avaya's unified communications-as-a-service platform to a distribution network that primarily serves the public sector market. Avaya said Monday its OneCloud Secure UCaaS offering is certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and designed to help government customers manage voice, video, messaging, voicemail, and collaboration applications.
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Lockheed, NASA, Airbus, ESA to Put Orion Spacecraft Through Simulated Tests
The Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at an Ohio-based NASA remote testing facility Tuesday to undergo a series of space environment simulation tests. Lockheed, Airbus and the U.S. and European space agencies will collaborate on the two-phase testing effort.
Boeing, Saab Progress on T-7A Trainer Aircraft Program
Boeing and Saab are reaching developmental milestones on schedule for the T-7A Red Hawk trainer towards the aircraft’s planned production start in late 2020, Aviation Today reported Friday.
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ColdQuanta Raises Additional Funds for Quantum Tech Development
Quantum atomics company ColdQuanta has secured an additional $10M from Global Frontier Investments and Maverick Ventures through a seed funding round, bringing the total amount of funds raised in the financing activity to $16.75M.
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Kratos-Built Tactical Drone Wins Laureate Award
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has been honored by Aviation Week Network in recognition of a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle designed for hostile environments.
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Northrop to Produce Spare Parts for Army SIGINT Platform
Northrop Grumman has secured a potential five-year, $45M contract to manufacture spare parts for the U.S. Army's special electronic mission aircraft used to collect signals intelligence and targeting location data.
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NIST Issues RFQ for Cyber-Physical System Research Technical Services
The National Institute for Standards and Technology has launched a solicitation for a potential five-year, $6M contract vehicle that will cover technical support to the agency's research on cyber-physical systems, Nextgov reported Friday.