Space & Missile Defense Report

The Air Force is pushing back the launches of two Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built satellites that were supposed to lift off in fall 2017. Each spacecraft – the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-4) […]

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said the American defense establishment has to move faster under the threat of being outpaced by its adversaries, particularly in the space and […]

NASA’s Restore-L program, which aims to demonstrate the ability to robotically service satellites in space, has completed its preliminary design review (PDR), according to Space Systems Loral (SSL), which is building the […]

The launch of the first Joint Polar System Satellite (JPSS-1) has been delayed three weeks, from Sept. 21 to Oct. 12, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). […]

Orbital ATK [OA] on Aug. 3 posted lower earnings despite higher sales but the company said its tracking at or ahead of plan in 2017, leading it to raise its guidance […]

The U.S. Navy successfully completed a ballistic missile defense flight test with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) off the west coast of Hawaii the week of July […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced July 19 that it has picked the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Dream Chaser spaceplane’s first two cargo resupply missions to the International Space […]

Developing SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has proven more challenging than expected, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Musk said at a conference July 19 that he originally thought the project would be […]

U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) is streamlining its component structure by consolidating 18 component commands into four, the head of STRATCOM said July 26. Under the reorganization, one component command will […]