Space

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched Eutelsat‘s W7 satellite Nov. 24 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft that will deliver […]

Arianespace recently has marked a historic milestone with the arrival of its first two Soyuz launchers in French Guiana, which will be used to inaugurate service with this medium-lift workhorse […]

Finmeccanica‘s SELEX Galileo has been awarded a $39.2 million contract for the supply of SM-1S radar seekers for a Middle East customer. The award comes as part of an MBDA […]

By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] Dec. 3 expressed its continued interest in the potential five- to 10-year, $600 million, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) competitive acquisition for development and sustainment […]

Key government space agencies Dec. 3 agreed on a new set of mission assurance principles that they say will lead to improved launch success. “With the strategic intent and a […]

Arianespace‘s wrap-up Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has entered final preparations for its liftoff this week with France’s Helios 2B military observation satellite. This seventh launch of the year is […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing [BA] last week announced that in May they demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track […]

Lighting Science Group (LSG) a global leader in LED (light emitting diodes) lighting products and the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center have signed a two-year agreement today to jointly […]

According to NSR’s new report, “Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO),” the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of […]

By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has ordered some additional early-intercept demonstration experiments from Northrop Grumman [NOC] that will put to use technologies developed for the company’s recently terminated […]