Posts Tagged ‘Northrop Grumman’
Space Force Adds Pair of Satellites to Detect and Observe GEO Spacecraft
By Tom Roeder troeder@spacefoundation.org The U.S. Space Force this month is testing two recent launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites, bringing the constellation to six spacecraft that use cameras and other technical means to monitor what’s going on in the all-important orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth. The two satellites, built by…
Read MoreAntares NG-12 Resupply Mission Launches on 19th Anniversary of Space Station Inhabitation
THE SPACE FOUNDATION WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia (Nov. 2, 2019) — Under a piercing blue sky and the shelter of a bright white tent Saturday, Terry Feehan had one question for the crowd before him: “Are you ready to RUMBLE?” The question took on an entirely different connotation coming from Feehan, a retired Air Force major…
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