The Air Force’s $10000 toilet cover, Washington Post “Loren Thompson, a defense consultant who works for the Lexington Institute, a think tank that gets funding from defense contractors, said he […]
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Big Aerospace Contribution Recipient Complains About Imaginary SpaceX Monopoly
For some reason, Ron Paul has taken to Fox News to skewer SpaceX, Ars Technica “Three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul has written an opinion piece for Fox News that comes […]
Posted inCommercialization
Lockheed Martin's Unfortunate Silence
CEO of @LockheedMartin Marillyn Hewson never resigned from White House Manufacturing Advisory Committee while other business leaders did 1/2 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2017 Instead CEO of @LockheedMartin […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Is NASA Thinking About Flying Another Orion on Delta IV Heavy? (Update)
Keith’s 16 May update: According to NASA PAO there is “no Orion program interest in buying another Delta”. That said there have been meetings at NASA where this was openly […]
Posted inExploration
Orion Is Not Taking Anyone To Mars
Deep Space transport concept for going to/from Mars that #NASA showed at NAC today does not include @NASA_Orion. Orion is not going to Mars. pic.twitter.com/jkKiePrKyL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Is This The New Way To Do Aerospace Procurement?
BREAKING: Lockheed Martin shares fall 1.7% after Trump tweet about F-35 and F-18 programs; Boeing shares climb 0.6% https://t.co/ySV4w1Dx1b https://t.co/UKpj0AJtnk — CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2016 Based on the tremendous […]
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Another Trump Tweet Dips Big Aerospace Stocks
Trump's tweet about the F-35 program causes Lockheed Martin to lose $4 billion in market value https://t.co/puuJqJfGcX pic.twitter.com/hyPSAzMQDi — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 12, 2016 Keith’s note: I wonder what […]
Posted inCommercialization
Lockheed Martin Eliminated From Cargo Competition For Cost
Lockheed Martin Eliminated From NASA’s Cargo Competition, Wall Street Journal “NASA has quietly eliminated Lockheed Martin Corp. from a pending multibillion-dollar competition to ship cargo to the international space station […]
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Buying/Selling ULA: The Four Amigos Continue To Squabble
Aerojet weighs higher offer for Lockheed-Boeing venture – sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc is considering raising its $2 billion offer for United Launch Alliance, a rocket launch venture of […]
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The Four Amigos and The Future of Competition in Space Commerce
Aerojet makes $2 billion offer for Lockheed-Boeing joint venture: sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc has submitted a $2 billion offer to buy United Launch Alliance (ULA), a spacecraft launch […]