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February 8, 2010
February 3, 2010
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin-built Instruments Ready for Launch on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
      Two state-of-the art solar instruments built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto are awaiting launch on Feb. 9, 2010 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket... (more)
    • SpaceX Completes Dragon Spacecraft Cargo Loading Milestone in Preparation for Delivery Services to International Space Station
      Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently conducted a three-day long demonstration of cargo loading and unloading procedures for its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has contracted to provide delivery services to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2010... (more)
February 1, 2010
January 28, 2010 Posted from the Federal Government Relations page (News): NASA Cues Up University CubeSats for Glory Launch This Fall
NASA will launch small research satellites for several universities as part of the agency's Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNA, mission. The satellites are manifested as an auxiliary payload on the Taurus XL launch vehicle for NASA's Glory mission, planned for liftoff in late November... (more)
January 26, 2010 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Quintron Systems Celebrates 40 Years Quintron is pleased to announce its 40th anniversary – for 40 years, Quintron has provided high technology and cost effective solutions to government and industry in support of mission critical communications and security requirements for command and control applications... (more)
January 25, 2010
January 20, 2010 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Integration Milestones on First Mobile User Objective System Satellite
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully mated the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite's high-performance communications system module with the propulsion core at its facilities in Sunnyvale, CA... (more)
January 19, 2010 SpotBeam California - January 19, 2010
January 14, 2010
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room: CSA Board Broadens--Voice from Labor Joins Those of Industry, Academia and Government
    As the California Space Authority (CSA) enters the New Year, it is pleased to welcome new members to its Board of Directors, including a voice from labor and additional voices from business. Also being seated will be a new Liaison from the U.S. Navy... (more)
  • Posted from the Events Calendar page:
January 13, 2010 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: From the SatMagazine website--FOCUS--Interorbital + TubeSat: TubeSat Preps for NEPTUNE 30, by Randa Relich Milliron, CEO, Interorbital Systems
Interorbital Systems (IOS), based in Mojave, CA is a rocket manufacturer as well as a small satellite developer. The Company recently announced the names of the teams and experiments slated to fly on the first orbital launch of the company's new modular rocket, the NEPTUNE 30... (more)
January 12, 2010
  • Posted from the Events Calendar: AIAA Space 2010 Conference & Exhibition, August 31 - September 3, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA
  • From the California Space Center Media Coverage page: Space Center Could Take Off After years of groundwork, efforts to develop the California Space Center on Air Force property off Highway 1 may roar to life in 2010... (more)
January 11, 2010
January 6, 2010 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Space Systems/Loral Selected for Contract with NASA Ames Research Center
Commercial Satellite Leader To Provide Space-Proven Propulsion System for Moon Exploration... (more)
January 5, 2010
January 4, 2010
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Space Systems/Loral Selected to Provide Satellite to Echostar Corporation
      Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) today announced that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar XVI, to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation... (more)
    • Space Systems/Loral Selected to Provide Nimiq 6 Satelite for Telesat Fleet
      Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) today announced that it has been selected to provide a satellite for Telesat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - January 4, 2010
  • Posted from the California Space Center Media Coverage page: Santa Maria Is Space Central--Santa Maria group promotes California's future in the business of outer space
December 29, 2009
December 22, 2009
  • Upcoming Event: California Space Day Sacramento 2010...(more info coming)
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • South Korean Space Center Selects XCOR's Lynx for Suborbital Operation
      The Yecheon Astro Space Center announced today that it has selected XCOR Aerospace as its preferred supplier of suborbital space launch services. Operating under a wet lease model, XCOR intends to supply services to the Center using the Lynx Mark II suborbital vehicle, pending United States government approvals to station the vehicle in the Republic of Korea... (more)
    • NASA Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet with Opening in Side; Plane's Airborne Telescope Will Be Used to Study Cosmos
      A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock
      the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a
      milestone Friday when doors covering the plane's telescope were fully
      opened in flight... (more)
  • Posted from the Federal and State Government Relations Legislation and Policy sections: Letter Campaign Supporting Current NASA Space Exploration Plans
December 17, 2009
December 15, 2009 Posted from the California Space Center Resolutions of Support page: 12/1/09 Resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo in Support of the California Space Center
December 14, 2009
December 9, 2009 Posted from the CSA Press Room: CSA Lauds SpaceShipTwo Unveiling--Commercial Venture Proves Power of California Innovation
Dramatic skies, sensational lighting and stirring music formed the back drop this
evening from which designer Burt Rutan and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson revealed
SpaceShipTwo in a theatrical extravaganza befitting the suspense that has surrounded this
completely commercial space-faring system... (more)
December 7, 2009
December 1, 2009
November 24, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Preparations Underway for the Launch of the Intelsat 15 Satellite
    Preparations are moving forward at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan for the fourth Land Launch mission, the first of a satellite for Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services... (more)
  • Posted from the CSA Events page: California Space Week Washington D.C., March 8-12, 2009, Washington D.C.
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories and Federal Government Relations News pages: NASA Aircraft Flies California Post-Burn Imaging Mission
    NASA's remotely piloted Predator B, named Ikhana, aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor recently conducted post-burn assessments of two Southern California wildfire sites, the Piute Fire in Kern County and the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest... (more)
November 23, 2009 Posted from the Federal Government Relations page: Kosmas and Calvert Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Calling for Increased Funding for Human Spaceflight (81 Members Sign Letter in Strong Display of National Support for Space Program)
Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL-24) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA-44) sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama signed by 81 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from across the country calling for additional funding for NASA’s human spaceflight program. The large number of cosigners is an indication of the strong national support for human spaceflight and its many benefits... (more)
November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009
November 11, 2009 Posted from Enterprise Success Stories page: Sea Launch Secures Financing for Continued Operations
Sea Launch Company, LLC, a leading provider of launch services to the commercial satellite industry, has received interim approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure up to $12.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from Space Launch Services, LLC... (more)
November 9, 2009 SpotBeam California - November 9, 2009
November 6, 2009 Posted from the CSA Press Room page and Federal Government Relations News page: CSA Advocates for Increased NASA Funding
The California Space Authority (CSA) has joined a bi-partisan, bi-coastal effort to obtain signatures on a letter to the White House urging President Barak Obama to request an additional $3 billion a year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support continued human space exploration... (more)
November 5, 2009
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room page: California Space Authority Hosts 2009 SpotBeam Awards Dinner--California Space Enterprise Leadership Recognized
    The California Space Authority (CSA) will host its signature 2009 California SpotBeam Awards Dinner at The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 18, 2009... (more)
  • Posted from the Federal Government Relations page (Legislation and Policy): Letter from CSA to The Honorables Bill Nelson and David Vitter Requesting their support for Amending the Commercial Space Launch Act
  • Posted from the Federal Government Relations page (News): Hall Congratulates Winning Teams of Lunar Lander Challenge at NASA Award Ceremony
    Science and Technology Committee Ranking Member Ralph Hall (R-TX) today recognized Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas and Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California for winning the Lunar Lander Challenge... (more)
November 4, 2009 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Masten Space Systems Declared First-Place Winner of NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge, Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation... (more)
November 3, 2009 Posted on CSA's Members Hiring page: Power Supply and RF Circuitry Analysis Experts being sought at AEi Systems in Los Angeles
October 29, 2009
  • Posted from the California Space Center Media Coverage page:
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin Starts Integrated Testing of Second Missile Warning Satellite (First SBIRS GEO Spacecraft Progressing in Thermal Vacuum Test Phase)
      Lockheed Martin announced today that the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite's readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in preparation for launch... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin Team Avionics and Ground Systems Soar on NASA's Ares 1-X Successful Flight Test
      The primary test objective for the Ares I-X flight was to demonstrate command and control of this new vehicle design as well as effective vehicle integration, ground processing and launch operations that will be used for NASA’s Ares I launch system.... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin-built GPS Satellite Achieves 10 Years of On-orbit Operations
      The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operational service... (more)
    • Satellite Built By Space Systems/Loral for SES World Skies Successfully Performing Post-Launch Maneuvers
      Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL) and the leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that NSS-12, a satellite built for SES WORLD SKIES, a subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of November 2, 2009
  • Posted from the Federal Government Relations page: Renowned artist Robert McCall's new portrait of Neil Armstrong was unveiled by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Center Director David McBride at Friday's all hands, October 30, 2009... (more)
October 26, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Quintron Systems Provides Critical Communications Supports for Second Atlas V Launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base
    Quintron Systems announced that its DICES mission voice switch provided critical communications support for two Atlas V launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - October 26, 2009
  • CSA's Lynn Baroff and others comment on "The Field of Space Architecture", posted on the Out Of This World Blog
    Recently we were asked a series of questions about the field of space architecture, and the space program in general. Several space architects in the community responded. We would like to share their thoughts... (more)
October 21, 2009 Posted from NewScientist.com: $500,000 Treasure Dug Up In Lunar Soil
Home-built moonbots raked, scraped and dug their way across an artificial lunar landscape in Moffett Field, California, at the weekend in pursuit of a half-million-dollar prize... (more)
October 20, 2009 From SpaceFellowship.com: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Praises Paul's Robotics, Top Winners of Regolith Competition
October 19, 2009
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room page: Digging Teams Claim Victory In Regolith Competition--Paul's Robotics Finishes with $500,000 in Their Pockets; NASA's Largest Cash Prizes Ever Handed Out
    Nineteen teams pushed their robotic competitors to the limit and three teams claimed a total of $750,000 in NASA prizes for their hard work and innovation at this year's Regolith Excavation Challenge held at NASA's Ames Research Center on Moffett Field... (more)
  • Posted from the Members Hiring page: Space Micro Inc. current career openings
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Nation's Newest USAF Environmental Satellite Launched
      The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT], was launched this morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. at 9:12 am PDT... (more)
    • Space Systems/Loral to Name Patrick DeWitt Chairman of the Board
      Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL) and the leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that Patrick DeWitt will be appointed to the SS/L Board of Directors as its Chairman and will relinquish his duties as Chief Executive Officer at the end of the year... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - October 19, 2009
  • California State bill tracking reports as of October 19, 2009
October 17, 2009

Posted from the CSA Press Room page:

  • Regolith Challenge Kicks Off--Energy and Excitement Abounds as Teams Begin Competition: Young People Are Inspired; Adults Are Intrigued
    With clear skies the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge got underway this morning. With judges certifying that excavators have met the required specifications, the competition is underway... (more)
  • 2009 Regolith Games Continue Into Second Day (Lunar Excavators Show Promise)
    Tension remains high as teams competing in the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge await the final round tomorrow. By the end of today's activities, half of the 20 teams scheduled to complete had completed their turn in the simulated moon dirt, or regolith. The competition will continue tomorrow... (more)
October 15, 2009 Posted from the CSA Press Room page:
  • Rich Media Visuals Promised for Robotics Competition
    The 2009 Regolith Challenge will be taking place at the NASA Ames Research Center on Moffett Field this coming weekend, October 17 and 18, and is open to the public with no admission fee. With clear skies expected, a variety of hands-on space, robotics and education projects promise to entertain and inspire people of all ages. Media opportunities with interesting interviewees and fascinating photo opportunities will abound... (more)
  • Judges for Regolith Competition Identified--Notable Space Enterprise Leaders Support Lunar Science and Engineering Innovation
    The California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI) and its partner, the California Space Authority (CSA), announced today the line up of distinguished judges for the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge. Teams from across the country will be evaluated by seven experienced industry, academic and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) leaders as they compete for a $750,000 purse. The competition for the top prize is expected to be fierce and pressure on the judges is expected to be intense... (more)
  • NASA Hosts National Lunar Robotics Moon Excavation Competition
    Reporters are invited to attend the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Oct. 17-18 at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The $750,000 prize challenge is a nationwide competition that focuses on developing improved handling technologies for moon dirt, known as lunar regolith... (more)
  • 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Presenters
October 14, 2009 CSA members hiring: Two Roads Professional Services Inc.: F-18 Aircraft Egress Mechanic II
October 13, 2009
October 12, 2009 SpotBeam California - October 12, 2009
October 8, 2009 Posted from the Events Calendar page: Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA), California Space Authority (CSA) and California Workforce Association (CWA) Course Offering: Strategic Alignment of Public and Private Workforce Development Strategies and Resources: Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and Private Entity/Corporate Human Resources (HR) Alignment
October 7, 2009
  • Posted from the California Space Center (CSC) Media page:
    • KEYT.com (Santa Barbara): Space Center Could Bring In Thousands Of Jobs
    • TV celebrity Huell Howser learned about the California Space Center from CSA Deputy Director Janice Dunn in Sacramenti at a recent meeting of the California Cultural and Historical Endowment Board (CCHE). CCHE awarded a $150,000 planning grant to the Center which was used to develop a master plan and continue the environmental process (photo)
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin Participates In Air Force's ICBM 50th Anniversary Symposium
      Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is participating in a Tech Exposition at the 50th Anniversary of ICBMs Symposium and Commemoration Oct. 7 to 9 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The symposium commemorates the U.S. Air Force’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) force being on alert since Oct. 31, 1959, and its continuing role as an enduring deterrent... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin and Jeffco Public Schools Launch Solar System Walking Tours
      It’s taken billions of years to create the real thing but only a few years to replicate it. Students at Jeffco’s Windy Peak and Mount Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory Schools (OELS) will now be able to take a walking tour of our solar system with the help of rocket scientists and engineers from Lockheed Martin... (more)
October 6, 2009 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: SpaceX Announces Completion of Acceptance Testing for Falcon 9 First and Second Stages
pace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful completion of acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon 9. Acceptance testing took place at SpaceX’s Texas Test Site, a 300-acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas... (more)
October 5, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Space Systems/Loral Delivers the Intelsat 14 Satellite to Florida Launch Base -- Hosted Payload Expands on SS/L Experience with Multiple Missions on Commercial Spacecraft
      Today (9/30/09) SS/L announced that it delivered a satellite built for Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it is scheduled to launch later this year aboard an Atlas V rocket.  The Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14), which includes the first Internet Router In Space (IRIS), expands on SS/L’s experience integrating hosted payloads on commercial spacecraft... (more)
    • Space Systems/Loral Delivers SES World SKIES Satellite to Launch Base
      Today (9/30/09) SS/L announced that it shipped a communications satellite built for SES WORLD SKIES, a subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is scheduled to launch later this year aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle... (more)
    • Space Systems/Loral Engineer Honored by SSPI--Dr. Max Kamenetsky Is Named "Future Leader" for His Excellence In Driving Technology Developments
      Today (10/1/09) SS/L announced that one of its engineers, Dr. Max Kamenetsky, has been honored by the Society of Satellite Professionals International, for his leadership in driving technical developments.  The award, which recognizes young and promising executives and leaders in the global satellite communications industry, will be presented at the annual Future Leaders Dinner, which takes place on October 13 in conjunction with Satellite Week in New York... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - October 5, 2009
October 2, 2009
  • Posted from the Space Visitor and Education Centers (Los Angeles area): updated description of the California Science Center
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room page: Moon Digging Competitors Line Up--Strong Showing of Teams Seek $750,000 Purse
    A record number of entrants have signed up to compete in the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge and its whopping $750,000 prize money. Twenty-three teams have fulfilled the application requirements to compete in the October 17 and 18 event at the NASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field in Mountain View... (more)
September 30, 2009 Posted from the State Government Relations News page: Action Alert--SB 147 Needs Industry Support
September 28, 2009
September 25, 2009 Posted from the CSA Press Room: CSA Announces 2009 SpotBeam Award Recipients
CSA announced the 2009 California SpotBeam Award Winners today. The awards will be formally presented at the California SpotBeam Awards Dinner on Wednesday, Novembver 18, 2009 at The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles, California... (more)
September 24, 2009
  • SpotBeam Dinner 2009 Award Recipients Selected
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room: Reinvigorating Math and Science Study--Space Industry and Academics Meet; STEM and CTE Programs Are at Heart of Discussion
    The California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI) and its partners the California Space Authority (CSA) and the Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES) will be convening the 2009 Science, Technology, Education and Math Collaborative Action Plan (STEM CAP) Forum this coming weekend... (more)
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin-Built IKONOS Satellite Marks 10 Years In Operations
    The world’s first commercial, high-resolution, Earth imaging satellite, IKONOS, will achieve its 10th year of operation on Sept. 24. Built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], the satellite continues to provide high-resolution imagery of the Earth to commercial and government customers around the world. IKONOS is owned and operated by GeoEye [NASDAQ: GEOY] of Dulles, VA... (more)
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: SeaSpace Corporation press releases
    • SeaSpace Awarded Contract with the FAA SeaSpace Corporation is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two 3.7m geostationary TeraScan® ground stations. The two stations, one to receive GOES-East and one for Goes-West, will be installed in Atlantic City... (more)
    • SeaSpace To Upgrade FMI Ground Station SeaSpace Corporation has signed on to upgrade the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s existing 2.4m X-band TeraScan® ground station for improved MODIS processing performance and to add the future ability to receive NPP/NPOESS data. NPP/NPOESS is the follow-on satellite program to the EOS mission, and is a collaboration between NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. Air Force... (more)
    • SeaSpace Awarded Contract with the Government of Thailand SeaSpace Corporation is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a major contract from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Agency (GISTDA) of Thailand... (more)
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room: Judges for Regolith Competition Identified--Notable Space Enterprise Leaders Support Lunar Science and Engineering Innovation
    The California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI) and its partner, the California Space Authority (CSA), announced today the line up of distinguished judges for the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge. Teams from across the country will be evaluated by seven experienced industry, academic and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) leaders as they compete for a $750,000 purse. The competition for the top prize is expected to be fierce and pressure on the judges is expected to be intense... (more)
September 22, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - September 22, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Innovative Lockheed Martin-Built Satellite System Operating Successfully On Orbit
    A next-generation satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. government, is performing as required following its successful launch from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 8 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle. The Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed a series of key activities towards delivering the spacecraft for customer use... (more)
  • Posted on the Federal Government Relations page, under Events: Spirit and Reason: The Value of NASA (PDF), keynote remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori B. Garver, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Space 2009 Conference and Exposition, Pasadena, CA, September 14, 2009
September 21, 2009
September 18, 2009
  • California State bill tracking reports as of September 18, 2009
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room: One Month To Go--2009 Regolith Excavation ChallengeDraws Near: $750,000 Purse Available
    The California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI) and its partner the California Space Authority (CSA) are gearing up for the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge to be held at Moffett Field, Mountain View, California beginning Saturday, October 17, 2009. Organized in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their Centennial Challenge program, this year’s event is expected to be the largest yet. Attendance is free to the public... (more)
September 16, 2009

Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:

  • [Lockheed Martin's] Orion To Be One Lean, Mean Space Faring Machine
    Discrete Event Simulations (DES), Lean manufacturing and risk mitigation trade studies are just a few of the processes Lockheed Martin and United Space Alliance are integrating into the Orion Assembly, Integration and Production (AI&P) operational analysis to control the life cycle costs of the spacecraft... (more)
  • Second Advanced Military Communications Satellite Completes Major Environemental Test at Lockheed Martin
    Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite. The Advanced EHF system will provide survivable, highly secure, protected, global communications for all warfighters serving under the U.S. Department of Defense... (more)
September 11, 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room page: Workshop and Exhibition on Counterfeit Electronic Parts (Space and Electronics Industries Unite to Address $600 Billion Global Problem
    The California Space Authority (CSA) is pleased to join with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Southern California Chapters of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) in offering a free Counterfeit Electronic Parts Conference on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel, Los Angeles Airport.  Doors open at 8:00 am... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - September 14, 2009
September 9, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin's Orion Program Is "Go for CDR"
      With a unanimous vote by NASA’s Constellation and Orion Project managers, the Lockheed Martin-led industry team building the Orion crew exploration vehicle successfully passed a significant milestone in the new spacecraft’s development phase – the preliminary design review (PDR)... (more)
    • Modernized Lockheed Martin-built GPS Satellite Begins Operations for Users Worldwide
      The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT has been declared operational by the U.S. Air Force for military and civilian navigation users around the globe... (more)
    • NASA Partners [with Unimodal Systems, LLC] To Revolutionize Personal Transporation (PDF)
  • Posted from the CSA Press Room:
    • Ensuring Aerospace Supplier Competitiveness--Supplier Transformation Forum Enhances International Partnerships
      In preparing aerospace suppliers with growing international competition and opportunities, the California Space Authority (CSA) is co-hosting the 4th Annual Supplier Transformation Forum with Boeing Satellite Systems in El Segundo on October 7, 2009. In learning how to better partners with industry prime contractors, aerospace suppliers in California will be better positioned to compete in a global marketplace... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of September 9, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - September 8, 2009
  • Posted from the Federal Government Relations page: Boeing Supporting New Web Site (C17ForAmerica.com)
September 2, 2009
September 1, 2009 Posted from the Federal Government Relations News page: California Association Support Letter for Boeing C-17 (PDF)
August 31, 2009
August 26, 2009 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Team Achieves USSTRATCOM Certification On Second SBIRS HEO System
Lockheed Martin announced today that the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and associated ground systems have been certified for missile warning operations by U.S. Strategic Command... (more)
August 25, 2009 Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Competition Winning Attempts Scheduled
The X PRIZE Foundation announced today that three teams have registered to make attempts to win the $1.65 million still available in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. The prize program is managed by the X PRIZE Foundation as part of NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program. The competition is designed to accelerate technological developments supporting the commercial creation of vertical take-off and landing rockets with enhanced safety and performance... (more)
August 24, 2009
  • Upcoming Event: KISS Symposia: California As Seen From Space - Delivering Actionable Science
    The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of August 24, 2009
  • Posted from the International Oportunities (Events) page: AERO-ENGINE EXPO, October 21-22, 2009 at Olympia II Exhibition Centre, London, UK

    The Aero-Engine EXPO is the only independent, dedicated international Aero Engine life-cycle event in the world. With exhibition hall, informal networking receptions and formal B-2-B networking meetings, the Aero Engine EXPO is THE pre-eminent meeting place for Aero Engine professionals... (more)

  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-12 Satellite Successfully Launched for Sky Perfect JSAT
    The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - August 24, 2009
August 19, 2009
August 18, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stores page: Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-12 Satellite Ready To Be Launched for Sky Perfect JSAT
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Aug. 21 aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. The launch window opens at 6:09 p.m. EDT and closes at 7:09 p.m. EDT... (more)
August 17, 2009
  • IMAPS/JPL Topical Workshop & Exhibition--Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Awareness, Avoidance, Detection and Mitigation
    Thursday, October 1, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Radisson Hotel LAX
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Final Lockheed Martin-Built Modernized GPS IIR Spacecraft Launched Successfully for the U.S. Air Force
      A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - August 17, 2009
August 13, 2009
  • Posted from the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • August 12, 2009 NPR Morning Edition: Earth Science from the Sky: The Next Generation NASA's new program prepares young Earth scientists to tackle tough environmental issues. In an airplane laboratory, students study everything from the growth of unusual algae blooms to the methane from a dairy cow's burp... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin-Built System Directs Laser Beam In Airborne Laser's Simulated Target Intercept Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that the Beam Control/Fire Control system for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser (ABL) has focused and directed a low-power laser beam in an engagement with an instrumented, boosting missile target, resulting in a successful simulated intercept...(more)
August 12, 2009
  • Posted on the Events Calendar: ISPCS-2009 (International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight), October 21 and 22, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Posted on the California Space Center (CSC) Events Calendar: California Space Authority Extends a Special Invitation to Community Members of the Central Coast
August 10, 2009
August 3, 2009
July 30, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Conrad Foundation Announces AIAA As The Official Aerospace Partner Of The 2010 Pete Conrad Spirit Of Innovation Awards
      The Conrad Foundation today announced that it has formed an agreement with AIAA, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, to appoint the world’s largest technical society devoted to the aerospace profession as the official Aerospace Advisor of the 2010 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 127 Successful Test Flight
      The U.S. Navy supported the May 26 launch of a U.K. Royal Navy Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The unarmed missile was launched from the submerged Royal Navy submarine HMS Victorious (UK SSBN 06) in the Atlantic Ocean... (more)
July 28, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Cal Poly Pomona Helps Pique An Early Interest In Engineering With Project Lead The Way
    Brian Engstrom wants to build a better mousetrap, but he’s not out to get more rodents. Rather, the young teacher at Don Lugo High School in Chino hopes to capture his students’ interest in engineering by showing them the discipline’s real-world applications... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - July 28, 2009
July 27, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin Supports Forum On Environmental Observation
      Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is a major corporate sponsor of Forum on Earth Observations III: The Environmental Information Revolution, which will convene in Washington, D.C. on July 30, 2009... (more)
    • U.S. Air Force Accepts Second Lockheed Martin SIBRS HEO System for Operations
      The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team developing the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) announced today that the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications have been accepted for operations by the U.S Air Force, paving the way for U.S. Strategic Command’s formal certification of the HEO-2 system next month... (more)
    • XCOR Tests Lynx Aerodynamic Design in USAF Wind Tunnel
      XCOR Aerospace, Inc., announced today that it has finished a series of wind tunnel tests of the aerodynamic design of its Lynx suborbital launch vehicle... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of July 27, 2009
July 22, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: NASA's DC-8 Flying Low-Level Missions Over San Joaquin Valley
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory is conducting low-level flights over California's San Joaquin Valley as part of an Earth science experience for university students and educators July 22 and 24. The aircraft may fly as low as 1,000 feet above ground and fly repeated paths to collect air samples in a corridor between Highway 99 and Interstate 5... (more)
July 20, 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room:
    • CSA Congratulates New NASA Leadership
      The California Space Authority (CSA) expresses its congratulations to Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden and Lori Garver on the occasion of attaining Senate confirmation as NASA Administrator and NASA Deputy Administrator, respectively... (more)
    • Stellar Solutions, Inc. CEO Celeste Ford Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2009 Award Recipient in Northern California
      Stellar Solutions, Inc  today announced Celeste Ford, CEO  received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the services category in Northern California.  According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses...(more)
    • Stellar Solutions, Inc. Recognized for Innovation, Worldclass Service, and Performance Excellence
      Stellar Solutions, Inc. was honored at the California Council for Excellence’s 15th Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony held April 17, 2009.  Stellar Solutions was one of 10 organizations recognized by the California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE)... (more)
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • New Lockheed Martin-Built Military Communications Satellite Completes Environmental Testing
      The first of a new generation of military communications satellites built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities... (more)
    • ATK and NASA Unveil Ares I First Stage Five Segment Solid Rocket Booster
      NASA and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) marked a major milestone on the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, signifying the next steps in space travel to the moon and beyond, as they unveiled the first completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - July 20, 2009
July 16, 2009
  • Posted on the Federal Government Relations News: Bolden and Garver Confirmed by U.S. Senate
    Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the twelfth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lori Beth Garver was confirmed as NASA's deputy administrator... (more)
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: CSA Enhancing Space-Based Communications
    Cisco Co-Hosts Seminar Discussing Expansion in Global Space Communications... (more)
July 14, 2009
July 13, 2009
July 7, 2009 Posted on the Federal Government Relations page: New DARPA Director Named
July 6, 2009 SpotBeam California - July 6, 2009
June 30, 2009

Posted on the Events page:
June 29, 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room page:
    • California Space Authority Establishes New Presence in Silicon Valley
      The California Space Authority (CSA) today announced that it has signed an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to collaborate on participatory science and public outreach using a simulated lunar surface environment... (more)
    • Rocket Science Seminar for Non-Scientists (CSA Offers Space 101 for Industry Professionals)
      The California Space Authority (CSA) has teamed with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) in preparing an integrated overview of basic space/aerospace industry fundamentals. Designed to increase global space enterprise competitiveness among California entities, the Space 101 Program will bring greater awareness of supplier networks and multiple industry platform relationships to non-technical staff members and contracting authorities.. (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of June 29, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - June 29 2009
June 24, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page
    • Lockheed Martin Team Selected To Develop New Solar Mission
      The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems Company, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, and a national and international team of co-investigators have been selected by NASA to develop a new Small Explorer Mission (SMEX) called the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)... (more)
    • Quintron Systems Supports Recent ULA Atlas V Mission for NASA with Launch Communications Systems
      [Quintron Systems announced] that it supplied several of the critical communications systems for the recent Atlas V launch operations, including a DICES III system in use since 2000, a DICES IV upgrade/expansion in use since 2007, and a DICES VoIP system just installed... (more)
    • SeaSpace Receives the Bill Ivans Award
      The San Diego and Imperial District Export Council announces that the 2009 Bill Ivans International Trade Award will be presented to SeaSpace Corporation of Poway, California. Its Preisdent, Hyong Ossi, willr eceive the award on behalf of SeaSpace today at the San Diego World Trade Center's Fifth Annual Global Logistics Symposium... (more)
  • Buzz Aldrin has recorded a rap song video with Snoop Dogg, entitled "Rocket Experience", which is being sold on iTunes. A portion of the proceeds will go towards Buzz's Sharespace Foundation. The purpose of the video is to try to reach the younger generation and get them interested in space and the future. Making of the video.
June 23, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Sea Launch Files Chapter 11 to Address Financial Challenges
Sea Launch Company L.L.C. and Sea Launch Limited Partnership and subsidiaries (“Sea Launch” or “Company”), a leading provider of launch services to the commercial satellite industry, has filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington... (more)
June 22, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Land Launch Successfully Deploys MEASAT-3a Satellite to Orbit
    The Land Launch Zenit-3SLB system has successfully inserted the MEASAT-3a communications satellite (formerly MEASAT-1R) into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, at the end of a mission originating from the Zenit launch site at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. All systems performed as planned... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - June 22 2009
June 18, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Solar X-Ray Imager To Be Launched On NOAA GOES-O Spacecraft
The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight... (more)
June 17, 2009
  • Posted on the Federal Government Relations page: Rep. Michael Honda Equips America's Schools By Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Activitites
  • Posted on the California Space Center pages: New Letter of Support from California State Senator Jeff Denham, 12th District (PDF)
  • Posted on the Federal Government Relations page: House Passes McCarthy's Resolution Commending Mojave Intermediate Space Challenge Competition
  • California State bill tracking reports as of June 12, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin Delivers New Flight Software Architecture for SBIRS GEO Spacecraft
      Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it has delivered the final block of a new flight software architecture that will provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite constellation... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin Marks 25th Anniversary of World's First Hit-to-Kill Missile Intercept
      Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world’s first hit-to-kill intercept of a ballistic missile target outside the earth’s atmosphere. The U.S. Army’s Homing Overlay Experiment vehicle, developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team, destroyed a test missile above the Pacific Ocean June 10, 1984. This proved the ability to destroy enemy missiles with sheer force of impact, without explosive warheads on the interceptor, to minimize lethal effects on the ground... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Shifts Into Critical Design Review Phase
      The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program has entered the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage on-schedule, an extensive phase that precedes production of the next-generation satellite system... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin Partners With 25 Bay Area Teachers to Enrich Math and Science Education
      Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it is hosting 25 elementary school, middle school, and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's on going partnership with the Bay Area-based Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME). The IISME organization works to foster a strong, highly skilled workforce in science, technology, engineering and math... (more)
    • From Sea Launch: Preparations Underway for Launch of MEASAT-3a Satellite (PDF)
      Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan for the launch of the MEASAT-3a (formerly MEASAT-1R) communications satellite on June 21, at 2:50pm Pacific Time (21:50 GMT), at the start of a 17-minute launch window... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin Completes Mars Science Laboratory Heatshield for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
      Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed production and testing of the heatshield for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The heatshield is half of the large and sophisticated two-part aeroshell that will encapsulate and protect the Curiosity rover during its deep space cruise to Mars, and from the intense heat and friction that will be generated as the system descends through the Martian atmosphere.... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin Begins Critical Environmental Test of First Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite
      Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities.... (more)
    • Lockheed Martin-built GPS Satellites Exceed 100 Years of Combined On-Orbit Service
      The US Air Force’s fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has accumulated 100 years of successful on-orbit operations... (more)
  • Upcoming Event: Hands-on Astronomy and Earth-Science Education Workshops for Grade 4-12 Teachers on September 12-13, 2009, Millbrae, CA
  • SpotBeam California - June 15 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: CSA Signs Agreement with French Aerospace Valley
    The California Space Authority (CSA) and the French Aerospace Valley Association (FAV), entered into a cooperative agreement today for the purpose of improving and fostering space enterprise workforce and economic development between their members.  Signed at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, the Agreement on Space Enterprise Networking will stimulate collaboration and promote space enterprise cooperation between California and France... (more)
June 10, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Integration Milestones on Second SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite
    The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully mated the spacecraft bus with the infrared sensor payload for the second geosynchronous SBIRS spacecraft (GEO-2). The payload installation closely followed successful completion of spacecraft bus integration and safe-to-mate tests that included the first power-on of the spacecraft.. (more)
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: Seastrand Serves On Air Force Civic Leaders Council
    Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director of the California Space Authority (CSA), was among a select group of individuals from around the country -- and the only one from California -- who participated in the Air Force Civic Leader Program’s State of the Air Force conference at the Pentagon, April 29, 2009... (more)
June 8, 2009
June , 2009 NDIA Greater LA Chapter, Executive Associates Breakfast, Featuring Pete Teets
former USec AF and current Chairman of the Board of the Aerospace Corporation
310-536-0400. COST: $65 per person. For questions, contact Patty Teschke. Click here to to buy tickets to this event. Click here to view or download NDIA's flyer (PDF)
June 2, 2009
  • CA Statewide Work and Career Readiness Certificate – Employer Survey Overview
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $1.5 Billion Contract for SBIRS Follow-on Spacecraft
    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $1.5-billion contract for the third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload, the third geosynchronous orbit (GEO-3) satellite and associated ground modifications for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation. A contract to include a fourth HEO payload and possible fourth GEO satellite is expected to be awarded later this year... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - June 1 2009
  • Posted on the XCOR Aerospace website: XCOR CEO Jeff Greason Named to White House Panel to Review NASA Human Space Flight Program
    Jeff Greason, co-founder and CEO of XCOR Aerospace and vice-chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, was named by the White House to a panel of independent experts that will examine alternatives for advancing the United States' human space exploration agenda... (more)
June 1, 2009
May 27, 2009
  • Posted on the California Space Center site: new Letters of Support from Senator Dave Cox, First Senate District; Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, 38th District; and Senator Tony Strickland, 19th District
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Hannover Fairs USA Announces Honorees of the 2009 ISCe Awards
    Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. announced today the recipients of the 2009 ISCe Awards. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement and success of the satellite communications industry. Determined by the ISCe Board of Advisors, awards are presented in three categories: Innovation & Technology, Leadership and Lifetime Achievement... (more)
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room page: New NASA Leadership Welcomed
    President Barak Obama has nominated former Marine Corps Maj. General and former astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr. as NASA Administrator and Lori Garver as Deputy Administrator... (more)
May 26, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
    • Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Successfully Completes Major Design Review Phase On Schedule
      The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase, a major program milestone that allows the team to begin the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage... (more)
    • NASA's Space Shuttle Returns to Earth After Hubble Mission
      Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 8:39 a.m. PDT Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., completing the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis' astronauts conducted five successful spacewalks during their STS-125 flight to enhance and extend the life of the orbiting observatory... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - May 26 2009
  • The May 12, 2009 California Space Day Sacramento Postscript page (including photos and point papers)
  • Posted on the CSA Members Hiring page: new position offered by CSA member Quintron Systems: Telecommunications Technician
May 20, 2009 Posted on the Events Calendar page: Save the Date: California SpotBeam Awards Dinner, November 18, 2009, Proud Bird Restaurant, Los Angeles
May 18, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Quintron Announces More System Expansions- Including a New Contract with the ULA in Support of Launch Operations for the Atlas V Rocket
    Quintron Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce four more significant system expansion orders. All represent continuing confidence from customers in the Quintron DICES IV and VoIP product lines... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of May 15, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - May 18, 2009
May 11, 2009 SpotBeam California - May 11, 2009
May 6, 2009 Posted on the Federal Government Relations page: Lampson/Weldon Commentary--Commitment is Needed (Stop-start Plots a Trajectory of Failiure)
Amid news of tough economic reports, government bailouts and excessive executive bonus packages, the last thing our country needs is more wasteful spending. But there's one government investment that has long proved its worth, priming the pump on innovation while contributing greatly to our overall economic strength - America's space program... (more)
May 4, 2009
April 29, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Airborne Laser Technologist Receives Missile Defense Agency Team Award
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Paul Shattuck, Airborne Laser (ABL) Beam Control/Fire Control chief engineer and technical director, and five of his government and industry ABL teammates have received a U.S. Missile Defense Agency Technology Pioneer Award... (more)
April 28, 2009

April 27, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Escape Communications Develops All-Digital, Multi-Mode Demodulator for Multi-Gigabit Wireless Links
    Escape Communications, a developer of advanced wireless signal processors, today announced an all-digital Multi-rate Multi-mode Demodulator (MMD) for use in extremely high-capacity wireless links such as satellite downlinks and crosslinks, avionics ISR applications, and terrestrial backhaul applications... (more)
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Five-Satellite Milstar Constellation Built By Lockheed Martin Achieves 50 Years of Combined On-Orbit Operations
    A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team announced today that the five-satellite Milstar constellation has accumulated 50 years of combined on-orbit operations and continues to provide secure, reliable and robust communications to U.S. and Allied Forces around the globe... (more)
  • From the California Space Center Resolutions of Support page: from Russ Hicks, Mayor, City of Buellton
  • Posted on the Events Calendar page: UK Space Technologies Seminar
April 23, 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: NASA Engineer to Lead Space Workforce Efforts (California Space Education and Workforce Institute Selects Lynn Baroff
    The California Space Education and Workforce Institute (Institute) and its sister organization the California Space Authority (CSA) announced today that Lynn Baroff will serve as the new Executive Director for the Institute... (more)
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Lockheed Martin Hosts Nearly 4,000 Students Across the U.S. During Young Minds At Work Day
    Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Company today opened its doors to students, aged six to 18 years, for the company’s annual Young Minds at Work Day. Nearly 4,000 students are participating today at company facilities across the country in Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana and Pennsylvania... (more)
April 22, 2009

Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
April 21, 2009
April 20, 2009
  • California Space Enterprise Leads Nation and World in Econonic Impact
    $76 Billion Annual Contribution Good News in Today's Econonomy... (more)
  • California Space Week 2009 Washington DC Point Papers
  • Sea Launch Counts Down to SICRAL 1B Launch
    The Sea Launch team is initiating a 72-hour countdown at its equatorial launch site, in preparation for the launch of Telespazio’s SICRAL 1B communications satellite on April 20. Liftoff is planned at 01:16 am PDT (8:16 GMT), at the opening of a 57-minute launch window... (more)
  • Sea Launch Successfully Delivers SICRAL 1B Satellite in Orbit
    Early this morning, the Sea Launch Company successfully launched Telespazio’s SICRAL 1B communications satellite from its equatorial launch site. This event marks Sea Launch’s 30th mission from sea, since operations began in March 1999...(more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of April 20, 2009
  • Low-Cost IDU from Escape Communications
    The The EXM-2L16 is a cost-optimized IDU designed for the more price-sensitive backhaul applications. The IDU is extremely scalable, customer configurable and compatible with all off-the-shelf generic ODUs... (more)
  • From the NRP Post: Looking for Water on the Moon
    Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is an Ames led mission to search for presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater in the Moon's polar regions... (more)
  • Lockheed Martin Friction Stir Weld Now Underway on Orion Test Article
    Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has begun its first friction stir weld process on an Orion crew module Ground Test Article at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La... (more)
  • Posted on the Events Calendar: Please Save the Date -- CSA 2009 Supplier Forum at Boeing Satellite Systems Event Center, El Segundo on October 7, 2009
  • Critical Missile Warning Payload for Second SBIRS Geo Satellite Delivered to Lockheed Martin
    Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today a major milestone on the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) with the successful delivery of the fully-integrated payload for the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft in the program constellation... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - April 20, 2009
April 14, 2009
  • Upcoming Event: San Diego Air & Space Museum Sixth Annual Space Day, May 9, 2009
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. Announces Keynote Speakers and Conference Agenda for its 8th Annual ISCe Conference Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. announced today the conference program and keynote speakers for its 8th annual ISCe Conference. ISCe 2009, scheduled for June 2-4 in San Diego, California, will focus on SATCOM solutions for homeland security, disaster recovery and support for warfighters in the pursuit of victory. ISCe 2009 will provide attendees with unprecedented access to key military and civil agency decision makers... (more)
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Orbital Names Michael Hamel Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development
    Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel (U.S. Air Force, retired) has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development... (more)
  • Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page: Second Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Completes Environmental Testing
    Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, a major program milestone that proves spacecraft performance and functionality in a complete test-like-you-fly environment... (more)
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: Economic Impact Study on Space Enterprise in CA to be Released (PDF)
April 13, 2009
  • Posted on the CSA Press Room: Qual-Pro Receives Honors (2009 Department of Defense (DOD) Nunn-Perry Award Announced
    The California Space Authority (CSA) congratulates Qual-Pro on being awarded the 2009 Department of Defense (DOD) Nunn-Perry Award for their exceptional growth and technological expansion under the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP)...(more)
  • SpotBeam California - April 13, 2009
April 9, 2009
  • New CSA Membership Profile for SeaSpace Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Advancing to Follow-on Production Phase
    The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has submitted its proposal for the program's follow-on production phase and has completed a major Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone with the U.S. Air Force... (more)
April 6, 2009
  • California State bill tracking reports as of April 6, 2009
  • Atascadero High Robotics Team Wins Regional Championship
    On March 14, 2009, AHS Robotics team, Greyhound Revolutionary Robotics (GRR) won the FIRST LA Regional competition held at the Long Beach Convention Center with its robot, Raptor... (more)
  • Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of SICRAL 1B
    The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port for the Equator, in preparation for the launch of Telespazio’s SICRAL 1B communication satellite, on April 19. Liftoff is planned for 01:16am Pacific Time (08:16 GMT), at the opening of a 57-minute launch window... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - April 6, 2009
March 31, 2009

SpotBeam California - March 30, 2009
March 30, 2009
  • Wyle Test Laboratory and Staff Help Get Rocket Launches Back on Track
    Wyle’s Southern California test laboratory and engineering staff have provided crucial services to allow the resumption of Delta rocket launches for military and commercial customers. Launches were delayed because of an industry-wide alert that numerous components on the Atlas and Delta rockets were not sufficiently tested for their ability to withstand the rigors of launch...(more)
  • SpaceBound!, Winter, Volume 25 is now online
  • Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Maintains Schedule Performance, Achieving Key Milestones in Preliminary Design Review Phase
    The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, continues to meet or exceed key milestones on schedule in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase of the program...(more)
  • Lockheed Martin Establishes New Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory
    Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] announced today that it has established a new Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to enable a more efficient and reliable process for space vehicle component and flight software integration. As a Lockheed Martin Space Systems-wide asset, the laboratory will have applications for large, small, existing and future satellite development... (more)
March 25, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Quintron Systems to Highlight New Contracts for STRATCOM Customers at DISA Customer Partnership Conference
    Quintron Systems, Inc. [...] is pleased to announce that the innovative DICES IV multi-level secure audio solution, first delivered to USSTRATCOM at Offutt AFB and approved for operation by DISA in January 2006, has been selected for similar applications at three Air National Guard sites around the country...
    (more)
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Sea Launch Commemorates 10 Years Since Inaugural Flight
    Ten years ago this week, Sea Launch succeeded in launching one of the most highly instrumented test missions ever flown. On March 27, 1999, DemoSat executed a precisely controlled flight profile that demonstrated the new sea-based concept, its Zenit-3SL launch vehicle performance and the entire system infrastructure... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - March 23, 2009
  • From the Events Calendar: Space, Aerospace and Government Industry Knowledge for the Non-Scientist (Aerospace/Space 101) (PDF) — a two-day class in Orange County, second week of September
March 24, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Seventh Modernized GPS Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral
    A Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, equipped with an innovative payload that will provide an on-orbit demonstration of a third civil signal, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla... (more)
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Manufacturer Wins Boeing Performance Excellence Award
    AR Tech, a Division of A&R Tarpaulins, Inc., today announced that it has received a 2008 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Co. issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance... (more)
March 23, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: French Aerospace Delegates Tour California (Partnership between California Space Authority and French Aerospace Valley Opens Exciting Opportunities for Collaboration
    Academics, corporate decision-makers and government officials from the French Aerospace Valley are concluding a week-long visit throughout California and key elements of its space enterprise community. Initiated by the French Embassy in the United States, the trip was organized by the California Space Authority (CSA) and designed to establish closer links and partnerships between the world’s two leading aerospace regions... (more)
  • California State bill tracking reports as of March 20, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Veteran Astronaut Joins Wyle Business Development Staff in Houston
    A former astronaut and veteran of five space shuttle flights has been named a director of business development for Wyle’s Integrated Science and Engineering Group based in Houston, Texas... (more)
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Final Pair of Massive Lockheed Martin Solar Arrays Begin Providing Power to International Space Station
    The fourth and final pair of massive solar arrays, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, have been installed on the International Space Station by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. The two new arrays have been deployed and are generating electricity... (more)
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Team Set to Launch Modernized GPS Satellite with New Demonstration Payload
    A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team is gearing up to launch a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, which includes a demonstration payload that will transmit a new third civil signal, known as L5. This spacecraft is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on March 24, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla... (more)
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Nation's Newest Advanced Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Completes On-orbit Verification
    The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, the final Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) launched on Feb. 6, 2009, has completed a comprehensive 45-day on-orbit verification period. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) built NOAA-N Prime at its Space Systems Company Sunnyvale facility... (more)
March 17, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Space Systems/Loral Built Satellite To Host Government Payload
    Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it will add a government payload to Sirius 5, a satellite for SES, which is currently under construction at the spacecraft manufacturing facility in California... (more)
  • From the Events Calendar page: Splashdown 2009, at the USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA, July 24-26, 2009
March 16, 2009

SpotBeam California - March 16, 2009
March 11, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: NASA Dryden Director Kevin Petersen to Retire in April
    Kevin L. Petersen, director of NASA's Dryden Flight
    Research Center, announced he plans to retire from NASA effective
    April 3... (more)
  • From the CSA Press Room: California's Lt. Governor Highlights STEM Education (John Garamendi Speaks at Aerospace Meeting)
    California Lt. Governor John Garamendi joined Oklahoma Lt. Governor Jari Askins and Aerospace States Association (ASA) delegates in Washington, DC on March 9 for an ASA Capitol Hearing on Education, Aviation and Space.  Considerable attention was devoted to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational needs facing the industry... (more)
  • From the Events Calendar: Worst Case Circuit Analysis, April 16-17, 2009 in Los Angeles
March 10, 2009

Letters of Support for the California Space Center:

March 9, 2009
  • California State bill tracking reports as of March 9, 2009
  • Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Progressing On-Schedule in Preliminary Design Review Stage
    The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase with the U.S. Air Force... (more)
  • SpotBeam California - March 9, 2009
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Interorbital Systems Enters Google Lunar X Prize with Team Synergy Moon
    The ambitious dream of returning humans to the Moon---this time to stay--- is alive and well in a magnificently diverse team of space enthusiasts, artists, engineers, students, and explorers called SYNERGY MOON... (more)
March 5, 2009
  • From the CSA PressRoom: (March 4, 2009) The California Space Authority Partners with the Small Business Administration (Space Enterprise Business to Benefit from Greater Coordination of Services)
    Expanding its success with the US Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative, the California Space Authority announced today that it has signed a strategic alliance memorandum with the Small Business Administration (SBA) in Orange County... (more)
  • Also from the CSA PressRoom: (March 2, 2009) California's Lt. Governor to Speak at Aerospace States Association
    The California Space Authority (CSA) is pleased to announce that Lt. Governor John Garamendi will be one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Aerospace States Association (ASA) Hearing on March 9 in Washington, DC. ... (more)
  • Posted on the International Opportunities page: 2009 Paris Air Show, June 15-21, 2009 (PDF)
March 4, 2009
  • From the State Government Relations page: Gov. Schwarzenegger Concludes Successful International Trip Promoting California Business, State’s Leadership in Technology
    Addressing the California Business Reception, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today concluded his successful trip promoting California business and the state’s global leadership in information communications technology at CeBIT 2009 in Hannover, Germany... (more)
  • From the California Space Center Media Coverage page: Space Authority to offer update on center Feb. 27, by Julia Bluff, Atascadero News
  • From the Enterprise Success Stories page: Quintron Receives NASA Award from Ames Research Center
    Quintron Systems, Inc., the recognized leader in advanced interoperable voice systems and physical access control/intrusion detection systems, is pleased to announce that following a competitive bid process, Quintron Systems received a contract award in September 2008 from NASA Ames Research Center for supply of a new Voice-over-IP communications system... (more)
March 3, 2009
March 2, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - March 2, 2009
  • First State Partnership with CeBIT Provides Opportunity for California Businesses (PDF), Posted on the State Government Relations page
  • From Sea Launch Company: Land Launch Success for Telstar11N Satellite
    The Land Launch Zenit-3SLB system today successfully inserted Telesat’s Telstar 11N communications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit from the Zenit launch site at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. All systems performed as planned....(more)
  • From the International Opportunities page: Gov. Schwarzenegger to Promote California at World’s Largest Technology Trade Fair
    Providing an incredible opportunity for California companies to promote their products in the global marketplace, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will highlight our state’s global leadership in information communications technology at CeBIT 2009 in Hannover, Germany... (more)
February 25, 2009
February 24, 2009

Letter of Support for the California Space Center from Mayor John P. Shoals, City of Grover Beach
February 23, 2009
February 18, 2009

Economics of the Space Center (PDF) (Santa Mara Times article), Posted on the California Space Center Media Coverage page
February 17, 2009
  • First Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar Satellite Marks 15 Years On Orbit
    The first U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NTSE:LMT] team, has achieved 15 years of on-orbit operations. Five years beyond its original design life, the satellite is 100 percent mission capable and will continue providing secure, reliable and robust communications to U.S. and Allied Forces around the globe for years to come...more
  • Lockheed Martin-Built DSCS Satellites Achieve Historic Milestone
    A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team announced today that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation has surpassed 200 years of on-orbit operations, the longest total operational experience of any U.S. military communications satellite constellation...more
  • SpotBeam California - February 17, 2009
February 10, 2009

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin-led Team $75 Milliion Contract to Extend TSAT Risk Reduction/System Definition Phase
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]/Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment Team a $75-million, six-month extension to its Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR&SD) contract...more
February 9, 2009
February 2, 2009
January 29, 2009
  • Improving North County (PDF), Posted on the California Space Center Media Coverage page
  • First SBIRS Geo Satellite with New Flight Software Completes Key Test at Lockheed Martin
    The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team for the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a major test utilizing new flight software that will enable highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations...more
January 28, 2009

Upcoming CSA Event: California Space Week Washington DC 2009
January 27, 2009
  • Quintron Systems Supplies Critical Launch Communications Systems for Recent Delta IV Launch Operations at Cape Canaveral
    Quintron Systems, Inc., the recognized leader in advanced interoperable voice systems and physical access control/intrusion detection systems, is pleased to announce that it supplied several of the critical communications systems for the recent Delta IV launch operations...more
January 26, 2009
  • Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Team Advances New High Speed Data Transfer Technology for TSAT
    A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]/Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] team has achieved a key design milestone for a high-performance technology solution that will dramatically increase data transfer speeds in the U.S. Air Force's Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation...more
  • California State bill tracking reports as of January 26, 2009
  • SpotBeam California - January 26, 2009
January 21, 2009
January 20, 2009
January 14, 2009
January 13, 2009 Posted on the Enterprise Success Stories page:
  • Lockheed Martin Begins Key Test of First SBIRS GEO Satellite with New Flight Software
    Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite has entered a major test phase with the latest version of flight software designed to provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations...more
  • Lockheed Martin-built Stardust Spacecraft to Fly By Earth January 14 On Jan. 14, NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft will fly by Earth during a gravity assist maneuver that will increase its velocity and sling shot the spacecraft into an orbit to meet up with comet Tempel 1 in February 2011. Flight operations for the spacecraft are performed...more
January 12, 2009
January 7, 2009

2009 CSA Legislative Agenda Survey Results (PDF), Posted on the Federal and State Government Relations pages
January 6, 2009 Upcoming Events (1, 2):
January 5, 2009