Space & Missile Defense Report

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is suggesting a large breach in the cryogenic helium system of the Falcon 9’s second stage liquid oxygen tank was the cause of its early […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—United Launch Alliance (ULA) submitted a bid for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System III-3 (GPS III-3) launch mission, potentially giving the service competition for launch it so […]

The Army is considering a demonstration constellation comprised of a ring of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for telecommunications services. The potential constellation, known as the Army Global […]

Blue Origin unveiled in a company newsletter on Sept. 12 its new large orbital rocket, the New Glenn, named after the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn. Company founder […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) found its first customer for a mission on one of its used Falcon Nines: SES. The satellite, SES-10, is scheduled for launch between October and […]

The Defense Department may start as many as five new programs of record to address five space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM), or weather observing, gaps, the Air Force said Aug. 30 […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is citing an anomaly around the upper stage oxygen tank for an explosion Sept. 1 on the company’s launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

SpaceX, a new competitor for launching U.S. Air Force satellites, continues to have the confidence of a key service official despite losing two non-military rockets in the past 14 months. […]

The Air Force, which is trying to shift away from large satellites and field smaller, more numerous ones instead, plans to create a more frequent and predictable launch schedule to […]