Space & Missile Defense Report

NASA and the Air Force designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers. Those centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials […]

President Obama must not capitulate to Russian demands that the United States abandon plans to build the European Missile Defense (EMD) against Iranian missiles, at least not until Iran verifiably […]

The second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) was shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will undergo final preparations for launch this spring, The […]

NASA is making progress in tackling problems with programs suffering cost overruns and schedule delays, but more work remains in fixing the mess, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified. The […]

NASA is holding a tournament in which participants can vote for what they think are the all-time greatest missions out of 64. The Mission Madness competition begins today. Space fans […]

A sizeable asteroid came very close to Earth, in what would have been a close encounter of the disastrous kind if the hunk from space had a tiny bit different […]

The Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is progressing well during its preliminary design review, the company announced. Lockheed and its subcontractors, ITT and General […]

Russia is developing an anti-satellite capability, The International Herald Tribune reported, quoting a Russian official. Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Valentin Popovkin said Russia can’t remain idle while China and the […]

Incorrect information was supplied to Space & Missile Defense Report by Fleishman-Hilliard public relations concerning the title of Ed Anderson, information that was used in an article March 2, 2009. […]

Mikulski Continues To Chair NASA Oversight Subcommittee Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will continue to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee commerce, justice, science and related agencies subcommittee for the next […]