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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 20 said that the Texas A&M University test site for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is now operational, bringing to four the number of […]

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday unanimously approved its version of the FY ’15 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing $47.2 billion […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member John McCain (R-Ariz.) June 20 questioned the true cost of the RD-180 Russian-made rocket engine to the Air Force.  In a letter to Under Secretary of […]

NASA’s space technology efforts received 18 percent less than requested in President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, according to legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC).  The […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is willing to develop a next-generation rocket engine without government investment, but company CEO Michael Gass warned a purely private program could deliver the United States less […]

The Commerce Department relaxed restrictions on companies selling high-resolution satellite imagery, according to a DigitalGlobe [DGI] statement.  The long-awaited updated approvals will allow DigitalGlobe to sell imagery to all its customers at […]

In a budget season where so many programs saw cuts from Congress to free up funds for higher priorities, one area that saw significant support from lawmakers has been the […]

Airbus and Safran are teaming to propose a new family of space launch vehicles to serve both commercial and institutional needs, according to a joint company statement.  The companies will create a 50-50 […]

The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract that could reach a value of $182 million for work on the Navy’s MK 41 vertical launch system for shooting missiles and other […]

MBDA showcased its MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée)–what the company calls the first and only fifth generation land combat missile–at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris last week. Initially intended for dismounted […]