Space & Missile Defense Report

SpaceX launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite for the first time May 1, and achieved a secondary goal by landing the rocket’s first stage in Florida. SpaceX lands its […]

The newly enacted fiscal year 2017 intelligence author‎ization act requires the director of national intelligence (DNI) to develop a plan to better integrate the intelligence community’s space and counter-space efforts. […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program completed its preliminary design review in March, clearing the way for the radar effort to enter its detailed […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), which is redesigning the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle that sits atop its long-range interceptor missile, held a preliminary design review for the program in late […]

The U.S. military continues to make progress fielding a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) battery in South Korea but might not declare it operational until after that country’s […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 18 successfully launched an Orbital ATK [OA] Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Launch took place at 11:11 a.m. […]

Colorado hopes to have an answer from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its spaceport site operator license application later in 2017, according to a key official. Spaceport Colorado Airport […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Boundless a $36 million contract to support the agency’s geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services and purchases services, the company said April 18 These services are […]

A prominent defense analyst believes tech billionaire Jeff Bezos’ funding of Blue Origin by selling his Amazon [AMZN] stock is formidable as it is a constantly replenishing pool of money […]