by Joe Katzman | Mar 27, 2006 | DARPA, Design Innovations, Industry & Trends, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Failures, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Falcon-1 rocket(click to view full) The inaugural flight of SpaceX’s two-stage Falcon-1 rocket ended in failure on Friday, as the rocket and its satellite payload was lost just after liftoff. SpaceX had launched the two-stage Falcon 1 rocket at 5:30 p.m. EST...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 27, 2006 | Forces - Air, Lobbying, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
Desert Hawk UAV(click to view full) DID covered the U.S. Defense Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Planning Task Force’s “Unmanned Systems Roadmap 2005-2030” back in August 2005. The US Air Force did not get the full authority over...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 27, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Marines, IT - Software & Integration, Support & Maintenance, T&C - EDS, USA
Electronic Data Systems Corp. in Herndon, VA received a $3.12 billion modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00024-00-D-6000). It exercises an option for three additional years of Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI)...
