1.) Aerial
waterfowl surveys contract in California - The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service has
a requirement for aerial waterfowl surveys on the Klamath
Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex,
Tule Lake, Calif.
[Full story]
2.) Air
Force meets with industry to discuss KC-46 maintenance contract -
The Air
Force Life Cycle Management Center held a series of Industry Day meetings in January to provide
potential prime contractors with greater insight into program
requirements and to foster competition in the acquisition of the
KC-46 Maintenance Training System. [Full story]
3.) Antares
rocket ready to launch space station cargo ship - An Orbital
Sciences Corp. Antares
rocket is ready for flight on launch Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility, Va., liftoff planned for 1:07 p.m. EST on Thursday.
[Full story]
4.) Insider
account to the space shuttle Challenger disaster - This week
marks the 28th anniversary
of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and the release of
“Challenger:
An American Tragedy - The Inside Story from Launch Control”
by Hugh Harris, who was chief of public information for NASA's Kennedy
Space Center at
the time. [Full story]
5.) Arianespace
aims for new satellite launch record in 2014 - Following a year of
unprecedented orders, European-based Arianespace is
gearing up to beat its record for the number of satellite launches
during a year in 2014. [Full story]
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