Space
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Still On For 5:02 P.M. ET May 31, But Some Later Shuttle Launches To Be Delayed Four Or Five Weeks NASA To Launch Five Missions This […]
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InternationalNew Pictures Of Chinese Missile Firing Sub Show Underground Base
In an ominous development, new pictures of an advanced Chinese long-range-missile-carrying submarine also show China is building a major base for its subs at Hainan Island, including underground tunnels. Those […]
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CongressMilitary Needs To Better Coordinate Which Weapons Systems To Use In Prompt Global Strike: GAO Report
The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to better coordinate which weapons systems should be used, and how they would be selected, for employment in global strike operations, including Prompt Global […]
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SpacePentagon Needs To Do More On Operationally Responsive Space, GAO Finds
The Department of Defense (DoD), while making progress in its operationally responsive space (ORS) programs over the past two years, needs to take additional steps to ensure that ORS needs […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Teams With Former Rival Northrop Grumman For GPS OCX Phase B Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has joined a team lead by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to compete for a follow-on Air Force contract for mission enterprise control support for Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Russians Still Unsure Why Soyuz Has Landing Glitch; First Suspected Source Isn’t The Cause: Gerstenmaier Russia Uses Same Sleuthing Methods To Diagnose Soyuz That NASA Troubleshooters Used On Space Shuttle […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
General Dynamics Gets $116.3 Million NASA Landsat Order NASA gave General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a $116.3 million delivery order for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. General Dynamics Advanced […]
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Homeland Security
Foes Of European Ballistic Missile Defense Unleash Yet Another Attack, Criticize Radar
Another attack on the planned European (Ground-based) Midcourse Defense (EMD) shield to protect Europe and the United States against Iranian missiles has come from those who have criticized the program […]
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SpaceNavy Bars Some Officers From Seeking To Be Astronauts: Report
The Navy is barring some officers in certain specialties from a chance to become NASA astronauts, The New York Times reported. While large numbers of Navy officers have become astronauts, […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Gives SpaceX A Rocket Launch Contract Worth Up To $1 Billion, Depending On Orders
Gerstenmaier Sees High Interest, Many Bids For NASA Space Transport Vehicle Work To Be Awarded In June; Competition May Be Intense NASA Moving To Fill Void Created By Shuttles Retiring; […]