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February 19, 2010
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Orbital Sciences: Stuck in a Gravity Well It lacks the free cash flow fuel to blast off.   |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009
Rich Smith |
Orbital Sciences: Ready for Liftoff Earnings crashed the stock, but it now looks cheap. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Orbital Sciences Up, Up, and Away The successful test of NASA's X-43A scramjet is good news for the company. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Space Travel, Anyone? This could be the future of the aerospace industry. |
National Defense
March 2010
Austin Wright |
'Wi-Fi in the Sky' The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is moving forward with a space program that could revolutionize the way satellites are procured and deployed. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
Boeing, Missile Defense Agency Test Missile Defense Sensor Integration and Netcentricity Engineers completed testing of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system being billed as the most complex integration to date of sensors required to support a missile intercept. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009 |
Orbital Sciences Chooses EaglePicher Lithium-Ion Batteries for French Satellite The 18-cell lithium-ion batteries from EaglePicher will primarily power the AMC-21 satellite during eclipse cycles. |
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2011
McGarry & Capaccio |
The Air Force Kicks Off a New Space Race Lockheed Martin and Boeing may lose from the Air Force's plan to open the $9.9 billion satellite launch business to competition. |
National Defense
January 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Space Command Looks To Fill Communication Gaps as Budgets Tighten "Doing more without more," -- the mantra coming from the office of the secretary of defense -- is a challenge for the Air Force as it tries to keep pace with growing demands for its satellite communications. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2010
Rich Smith |
6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, no quarter will be asked, none given in the defense industry. |
Popular Mechanics
February 14, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Satellite Shot Offers Navy Key Space Defense Trial: How It Works The Pentagon today announced that a Navy warship has been tasked with shooting down a failing United States spy satellite that, if left alone, was expected to hit Earth within weeks. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011 |
Orbital Earnings Preview Orbital will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, July 21. Analysts are very bullish on this stock. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2011
Andrew Sullivan |
Rising Star Buy: Integral Systems The leading satellite control company goes on sale. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2010
Rich Smith |
Did the Pentagon Just Fumble the Nuclear Football? Yes, $9.9 billion is earmarked for Raytheon and the gang that couldn't shoot straight. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2008
Rich Smith |
NASA Rejects Trojan Horse Resupply contracts for the International Space Station go to established players Orbital Sciences and SpaceX. |
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel |
Booster Sought To Launch and Launch Some More When rocket boosters propel a vehicle into space, it usually is a one-time deal. Parts of a launch system burn up, fall into the ocean or remain in an orbital graveyard never to be used again. |
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Military Looks to Small Satellites as Costs for Large Spacecraft Grow After some 50 years of launching large, complex, multi-million dollar spacecraft, the military and industry are rethinking the way satellites are built and acquired. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Troubled Space-Based Infrared Satellite Program Finally Gets Off the Ground On May 7, the Air Force successfully sent to geosynchronous orbit GEO-1, the first SBIRS satellite. It was a long, tortuous road, lasting some 15 years with a price tag that will come to $10.4 billion. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Rich Duprey |
High Altitude Merger Intelsat's acquisition of PanAmSat sparks consolidation rumors. With demand for satellite services swelling and demand for video services expected to grow 10% this year, investors should expect to see even more high-flying mergers. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Erik Sofge |
The Hardware Behind Missile Protection The Missile Defense Agency has alternatives to deal with varying types of missile attacks. |
National Defense
April 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Can DARPA Rescue the Pentagon From Its Acquistion Doldrums? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched a program last year to figure out how to build complex weapons five times faster than before. Now comes word that they also intend to revolutionize the way the military buys communications satellites. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Wells Fargo took Lockheed Martin down a notch to "market perform," on fears that pension costs will eat away at the firm's reported profits. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007 |
Boeing Chooses Expand Networks's Compass Platform for Orbital Express Demonstration To test and optimize Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and telemetry data for satellite networks, Boeing selected the Compass Platform. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2007
Rich Smith |
Turn on Your Space Radar Following NASA's discovery of a new solar system similar to our own, discover these companies engaging in space exploration: Boeing... Lockheed... Limited Technology... Raytheon... General Electric... L - 3... Northrop Grumman... |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Michael Belfiore |
7 International Spacecraft that Could Replace NASA's Shuttle NASA's Orion won't be ready until at least 2015, but the current space shuttle is due to retire next year. Meet the seven international spacecraft from the world's space fleet that could inherit the job of ferrying supplies into space. |
National Defense
September 2015
Graham Kilmer |
Defense Leaders Make Renewed Push For Operationally Responsive Space The Defense Department is eyeing small satellites and new launch systems as potential ways to maintain U.S. space resilience. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2010
Rich Smith |
Is Boeing a $100 Stock? Yes. And that's just the start of the good news. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Tim Shorrock |
U.S. Deploys Missile Defense System The rockets may not glare and bombs may not burst in the air but the Bush administration is forging ahead with construction of what it terms an "operational" missile defense system. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Carl Hoffman |
China's Space Threat: How Missiles Could Target U.S. Satellites The Chinese have successfully destroyed an old weather satellite in space, prompting other countries to respond. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Export Rules Under Fire for Eroding U.S. Space Industry Restrictions on exports of U.S. space technology have spurred a global demand for products made outside the United States. |
National Defense
December 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Air Force Mulling Over Programs to Kill, Protect Satellites in Space Warfare Much to the consternation of advocates who oppose the use of arms in space, the Air Force is speaking bluntly about its right and intention to explore the orbital deployment of weapons platforms. |
National Defense
April 2011
Stew Magnuson |
It's Not All Bad News When It Comes to the Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base The health and welfare of the companies that produce spacecraft, payloads, rockets and ground stations for everyone from NASA to intelligence agencies has been the source of much hand-wringing during the past few years. |
National Defense
January 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Out-of-Synch Satellite and Terminal Programs Cost Pentagon Millions It is an example of a longtime problem in the U.S. military: a lack of coordination between those who build and launch satellites, and those who develop the devices that connect the billion-dollar spacecraft with soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2009
Rich Smith |
Reagan's Death Star Destroyed ... Again Newsflash: Reagan rolls in grave as Star Wars explodes yet again. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2008
Rich Smith |
Cosmic Wannabe Finds a Friend on Earth The race to win a $3.1 billion NASA-funded contract to supply the International Space Station (ISS) just took a turn for the surreal. |
National Defense
June 2009
Stew Magnuson |
New Satellites to Keep Watch Over Space-Based Systems Two new satellites may be launched later this year that will help the U.S. defense community better understand what is happening to the multi-million dollar spacecraft it depends on. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2009
Rich Smith |
Boeing Venture Flames Out Sea Launch partners file into U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and requested protection from their creditors. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2010
Rich Smith |
Boeing Is Building a Star Fleet Boeing has just proved the concept the interplanetary space travel. Unmanned, admittedly. Accidentally, perhaps. But proved it nonetheless. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2009
Glenn Reynolds |
Can Obama Ban Space Weapons Successfully? Soon after President Obama took office, the White House Web site stated that the administration would seek a worldwide ban on weapons interfering with military and commercial satellites. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Rich Smith |
Ahmadinejad's Ark, and Why Boeing Must Stop It Iran's "research rocket" puts missile defense back in play. Seems to me, Iran's just added "missile defense" to that list of "musts" for our government's attention. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2009
Rich Smith |
6 Stocks That Never Surrender While I'm certainly not rooting against a broad-based economic recovery, I'm convinced that my six star defense companies will perform just fine in any economy. |
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Taking Out the Trash: What Can Be Done About Space Debris? What goes up doesn't necessarily come down when it comes to manmade objects orbiting the planet. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2009 |
In Brief Raytheon opens management office to support Warfighter FOCUS program... BAE Systems business honored with top engineering rating... Air traffic control modernization no longer on GAO high-risk list... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2007 |
In Brief Boeing to begin second phase of enhanced Polar System Payload study... Lockheed Martin completes successful tracking with open architecture, solid-state radar antenna... General Dynamics to produce tactical satellite communications terminals... |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Rich Smith |
Russia Growls; Investors Listen Russia's increasing bellicosity means that there's a continuing need for "Big Defense" in the U.S. Aircraft carriers. Nuclear subs. Tanks. And yes, missile defense. Defense contractors should cheer. |
National Defense
January 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Military Space Communications Lacks Direction, Critics Say The Defense Department is at a standstill when it comes to figuring out what it will require to maintain its future military space communications architecture, both industry and government officials said at a recent industry conference -- and nobody seems to be in charge. |
National Defense
August 2014
Robert G. Gard Jr. |
National Missile Defense Technology Still Falls Short The United States has been attempting to develop a workable national missile defense capability since 1944. |
Inc.
September 18, 2002
Carole Matthews |
Developing an R&D Relationship John Lisy, vice president and chief operating officer of Orbital Research, offers his top tips for developing solid research and development relationships with large companies. |
Popular Mechanics
June 19, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
7 Expert Answers for How Big Business Will Spend Cash in Space At the first-ever Space Business Forum in New York, leading rocket scientists, military officers and even hedge-fund managers crunched the numbers to illuminate the future of the space industry. |
National Defense
July 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit. |
