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Lockheed Martin Names Robert Lightfoot as Space's Executive Vice President

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that Robert Lightfoot will be the new executive vice president of the company's Space business area.

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  • BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that Robert Lightfoot will be the new executive vice president of the company's Space business area.
  • "Robert is a mission-oriented leader with the right combination of experience to take our Space business to its next heights.
  • He is known for exceptional people leadership, and I look forward to what he will bring to not only Space, but also the broader aerospace and defense industry," said Lockheed Martin Chief Operating Officer Frank St. John.
  • "I'm honored to lead Lockheed Martin Space and work with our customers to strengthen their missions of security, exploration and discovery through innovation and partnership," said Lightfoot.

AECOM to provide architecture and engineering services for Kennedy Space Center and other NASA facilities

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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As NASA has grown, evolved, and continued to push the boundaries of space exploration, AECOM has been there to support its globally impactful missions and cutting-edge operations.

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  • As NASA has grown, evolved, and continued to push the boundaries of space exploration, AECOM has been there to support its globally impactful missions and cutting-edge operations.
  • These include Kennedy Space Center in Florida; Johnson Space Center, Sonny Carter Training Facility, and Ellington Field in Texas; White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico; Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama; Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana; Stennis Space Center in Mississippi; other NASA assets; and additional launch or landing sites worldwide.
  • From the Mercury and Gemini programs through today, AECOM has been honored to work alongside NASA on all of its facilities spanning the country.
  • Under the contract, AECOM will provide a wide range of architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical infrastructure services across all project phases, including planning and feasibility, permitting, preliminary engineering, final design, engineering services during construction, activation, and commissioning.

Penguin Computing’s TrueHPC Platform Will Enable Innovations in Science and Technology

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Penguin Computings TrueHPC platforms will provide high-performance computing capability for users from all services and agencies of the Department of Defense (DoD).

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  • Penguin Computings TrueHPC platforms will provide high-performance computing capability for users from all services and agencies of the Department of Defense (DoD).
  • Penguin Computings managed services team will bring additional capability to the DoD in emerging technologies, while also enabling DoD teams to focus on their research.
  • For 20 years, Penguin Computing has reimagined how startups, Fortune 500, government, and academic organizations solve complex technology challenges to achieve their organizational goals.
  • Penguin Computing as well as TrueHPC are trademarks of Penguin Computing, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

NRL to hold media availabilities at Sea-Air-Space 2021

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Saturday, July 31, 2021
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In addition to the in person event this year, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NRL will also be participating the in the virtual exhibit hall.

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  • In addition to the in person event this year, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NRL will also be participating the in the virtual exhibit hall.
  • NRL used a catalytic converter to extract carbon dioxide and hydrogen from seawater and then converted the gasses into liquid hydrocarbons at a 92 percent efficiency rate.
  • Global Predictive Seabed Model (GPSM)provides site-specific details on seafloor properties, such as temperature, overall carbon concentration and pressure.
  • NRL has eradicated this centuries-old roadblock by developing a 3D zinc (Zn) "sponge" electrode architecture comprising interpenetrating networks of Zn scaffolding and void space.

NASA Invites Media to Second Test to Fire Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions

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Monday, February 1, 2021
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NASA is targeting the week of Feb. 21 for the test in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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  • NASA is targeting the week of Feb. 21 for the test in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
  • The date for the test will be set following the test readiness review.
  • The deadline for media accreditation is 4 p.m. EST Monday, Feb. 8, and will be limited to U.S. citizens only.
  • Engineers from Stennis, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and SLS contractors will conduct the test.

Upcoming RS-25 Engine Test Series Will Demonstrate Lower Cost Rocket Engine Components for NASA’s Artemis Program

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASAs Stennis Space Center, is expected to begin Jan. 28 and run through June.

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  • The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASAs Stennis Space Center, is expected to begin Jan. 28 and run through June.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne is under contract to build 24 new engines , and the components being validated in this test series will be introduced in this production set.
  • Some of the components being demonstrated in the Retrofit-2 series were featured on the previous Retrofit-1B test campaign .
  • This test series will put a second HIP-bonded main combustion chamber through a comprehensive series of tests.

NASA Sets Date for First Hot Fire Test of Space Launch System Core Stage

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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The upcoming 493-second hot fire test will mirror the engines thrust profile in flight and is the main event of the SLS Core Stage Green Run test series that has been underway since January 2020.

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  • The upcoming 493-second hot fire test will mirror the engines thrust profile in flight and is the main event of the SLS Core Stage Green Run test series that has been underway since January 2020.
  • Our RS-25 team has been working hand-in-hand with NASA and core stage manufacturer Boeing to ensure SLS is ready for liftoff.
  • All four RS-25 engines that are part of the Core Stage Green Run originally flew on the Space Shuttle and are being reused for SLS.
  • Once the hot fire is complete, the SLS core stage will be inspected, refurbished and prepared for flight at NASAs Stennis Space Center prior to delivery to NASAs Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

C Spire expands state university research and development consortium

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Thursday, November 12, 2020
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Addition of the community colleges to the consortium has boosted capacity, reduced costs and provided the schools with diverse, fully redundant connections to commodity internet services, state university research programs and Internet 2 services in the future, according to C Spire CEO Hu Meena.

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  • Addition of the community colleges to the consortium has boosted capacity, reduced costs and provided the schools with diverse, fully redundant connections to commodity internet services, state university research programs and Internet 2 services in the future, according to C Spire CEO Hu Meena.
  • The latest expansion of the network comes after C Spire turned up enhanced connections in 2018 for the research arms at Ole Miss, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi State, Jackson State, the University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' Engineering Research and Development Center and the national Internet 2 consortium.
  • Four regional universities Delta State, Alcorn State, Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi Valley State also were added to the MissiON network for the first time under a new state telecommunications contract awarded to C Spire in 2017 by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS).
  • In 2018, C Spire and Nokia tested elements that could be developed into one of the nation's first Terabit-speed research networks.

NASA Marshall to Host 30th Small Business Alliance Meeting Oct. 29

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 29, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the 30th Marshall Small Business Alliance meeting via Web Ex and Microsoft Teams, in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocols.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 29, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the 30th Marshall Small Business Alliance meeting via Web Ex and Microsoft Teams, in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocols.
  • Additional updates will cover the continuing work of NASA's Office of Small Business Programs , the NASA Shared Services Center and NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
  • For more than a decade, the Marshall Small Business Alliance meeting has aided small businesses in pursuit of NASA procurement and subcontracting opportunities.
  • The meeting is sponsored by Marshall's Office of Procurement and Small Business Office.

NASA Invites Media to Hot Fire Test for Mega Rocket to Support Moon Missions

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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NASA is targeting early November for the test in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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  • NASA is targeting early November for the test in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
  • The hot fire is the final in a series of eight tests that ensure the stage's systems are functioning and ready for operation.
  • Following the test, NASA will ship the core stage to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be assembled with the other parts of the Artemis I rocket and the Orion spacecraft.
  • Media accreditation deadlines for SLS Core Stage Green Run test are as follows:
    International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4p.m.