Pentagon says Raytheon making progress on satellite control station
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. Raytheon Co is making progress on a long-delayed program for new ground control stations for next-generation GPS satellites, although it is lagging a remedial schedule agreed with military officials, the Pentagon's chief arms buyer said."It's actually making progress," Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told Reuters during the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in southern California."They've lost some schedule from what we had targeted for them, but not a dramatic amou..>> view originalESA Gets Funding for ExoMars Mission Despite Schiaparelli Lander's Crash
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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