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The Air Force on July 15 launched its 10th satellite in the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF series. Launch took place at 11:36 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

NASA is evaluating letting the private sector operate a smaller space station in low earth orbit (LEO) so it may focus on the region around the Moon, according to a […]

The upcoming launch of the 10th Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-10) is set for July 15 with the Air Force expecting no impact from the Space Exploration […]

The Air Force wants to cut launch range operations costs to below $2 million with its simplified, rail-guided, small launch vehicle called Super Strypi, according to a key officer. Air […]

A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is dealing with conflicting data points as it continues to investigate its June 28 launch failure, company founder Elon Musk said July 7. Musk said […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on July 7 said it is establishing a new center in Denver that will focus on developing reconfigurable payloads and advancing existing satellite systems while also reducing […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) expects to reach “preliminary conclusions” on its Cargo Resupply Services-7 (CRS-7) launch failure by the end of the week of July 6, company founder Elon […]

The Air Force on July 2 awarded Orbital ATK [OA] a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract for Operationally Responsive Space-5 (ORS-5) launch services, according to a Defense Department statement. The company […]

Pakistan awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a follow-on foreign military sale contract to produce and upgrade the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16s, the company said […]