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ACCOMACK, Va., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CEO/Founder Steve Walton today announced the final certification and entry into service of Virginia's first A340 completion. The aircraft received both FAA and GACA STC certification for the interior and upgrades which were accomplished at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility located on the eastern shore of Virignia. Steve noted "Our client was quite pleased that the aircraft was delivered significantly under the weight budget and under the...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA ushered in a new era of space exploration at its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF).(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The HIF will support medium-class mission capabilities. The first customer to use the facility will be Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., with its Taurus II launch vehicle."With this...

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 here at 6:38 p.m. EST today. Designated NROL-27, the mission is in support of national defense. This marks the fourth NRO launch accomplished by ULA since Sept. 20, 2010 and occurred just six days after the Atlas V launch of the OTV-2 mission. Previously, ULA launched NROL-41 on an...

NASA will unveil its new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EDT on March 22.The Horizontal Integration Facility will support medium-class mission capabilities. The first customer to use the facility will be Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., with its Taurus II launch vehicle.Orbital will conduct missions for NASA under the agency's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services project and Commercial Resupply...

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the second Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-2) for the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) at 5:46 p.m. EST today from Space Launch Complex-41. The OTV, also known as the X-37B, supports space experimentation, risk reduction, and concept of operations development for long duration and reusable space vehicle technologies. The first OTV mission was also...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA will launch a University of Colorado experiment to image the sun on a NASA suborbital sounding rocket February 23, from the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) will support measurements by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. EVE is headed by Dr. Thomas Woods of the University of Colorado Boulder and...

CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TASC, Inc. provided independent mission assurance, Minotaur I booster processing and day-of-launch support for the successful February 6 launch of a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Vandenberg AFB, CA. The Minotaur I launch is the 20th successful launch for the Minotaur family of launch vehicles, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and supported by TASC. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100524/PH08918LOGO ) "We are...

HAMPTON, Va., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when many mature industries are declining nationwide, Virginia's aerospace research and technology industry has four times the concentration of high-paying jobs as the national average, a significant competitive advantage for the Commonwealth. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) On Feb. 2-3 at AeroSpace Day in Richmond, NASA Langley Director Lesa Roe and Wallops Director William Wrobel will join other NASA...

NASA has released a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) and Request for Information (RFI) to identify interest from industry for space processing and support facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The facilities may become available for space-related commercial use following the end of the Space Shuttle Program.The facilities that may become available are well-suited for entities operating or directly supporting government or commercial launches or space user...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA postponed the Jan. 21 unveiling of the new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia due to expected inclement weather. A new date for the ceremony has not been determined.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)The Horizontal Integration Facility will support medium class mission capabilities. The first customer to use the facility will be Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., with its...