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HawkEye 360 promotes COO to president
Rob Rainhart has been with Herndon company for 7 years
HawkEye 360’s chief operating officer has been promoted to president, the Herndon-based satellite analytics company announced Tuesday. Rob Rainhart joined HawkEye 360 as vice president of engineering in 2016, a
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Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: CLAYTON TURNER
DIRECTOR, NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON
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Turner reaches for the stars every day. A 30-year NASA veteran, he is at the helm of NASA’s celebrated Langley Research Center as scientists work to send astronauts back to
Tech students dig into high-tech mock mine
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Robots don’t belong on volleyball courts, but for more than a decade Virginia Tech students had no other large, sandy place to test out mining robots. It was “a real
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Rocket Lab launches first mission from U.S. soil
HawkEye 360 satellites launched from NASA Wallops facility in Accomack
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After more than a month’s delay, Rocket Lab USA’s first launch from U.S. soil at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County blasted off Tuesday evening. The mission, “Virginia is
NASA, Boeing finalize $3.2B Artemis rocket contract
Will manufacture multiple stages of Space Launch System
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Arlington-based Boeing Corp. will continue manufacturing the core and upper stages of the Space Launch System rockets for NASA’s Artemis missions that are expected to take astronauts to the moon
BWXT begins production of fuel for 1st U.S. microreactor
Part of $37M Project Pele
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Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has begun producing the nuclear fuel that will power the first microreactor built and operated in the United States, the company announced Wednesday. BWXT will manufacture
Rocket Lab announces December Va. launch window
Company will launch HawkEye 360 satellites via Electron rocket
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Rocket Lab USA Inc. will launch the first U.S. mission for its Electron rocket from a launch pad on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County during a 13-day window
New NASA tunnel could boost Va. space industry
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As NASA pushes the reaches of space exploration, a new wind tunnel at the agency’s Hampton-based Langley Research Center will serve an important role in journeys beyond Mars and could
Artemis I to launch with help from Va. contractors
Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Boeing play roles in mission
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday’s launch was scrubbed by NASA shortly after 8:33 a.m. because of an engine issue. Weather permitting, if the Artemis 1 moon mission launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space
Rocket Lab to boost Eastern Shore space biz
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The Eastern Shore and Accomack County are well-acquainted with the rockets’ red glare. One of the oldest launch sites in the world, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility launched its first