Lockheed Recreates STORRM in Denver Lab

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Lockheed Martin Space Systems said Sept. 2 that its recently opened Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) near Denver completed its first orbital simulation test with hardware and data that were flown to the international space station in May aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission.During the STS-134 mission, the Endeavour crew tested a navigation sensor suite developed for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The on-orbit demonstration, dubbed the Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation, or STORRM for short, involved use of the sensor suite's Vision Navigation Sensor and Docking Camera during docking and undocking operations with the spaceNorthrop Business Unit Delivers GPS 3 AntennasNorthrop Grumman said Aug. 29 that its Astro Aerospace strategic business unit in Carpinteria, Calif., has delivered 16 self-deploying antennas for the first two GPS 3 satellites Lockheed Martin Space Systems is building for the U.S. Air Force.Twin GRAIL Lunar Probes Poised For Sept. 8 LiftoffA pair of NASA gravity probes designed to look deep beneath the lunar surface are poised to lift off Sept. 8 from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket. On Aug. 31, mission managers finished up the flight readiness review for the twin GRAIL spacecraft, a major milestone on the path to liftoff