Space & Missile Defense Report

Sea Launch is poised to launch the Intelsat Galaxy 19 satellite on Wednesday, Sea Launch announced. A 72-hour countdown is underway at the launch site. All systems and personnel are […]

A Galaxy 19 satellite for Intelsat was lofted to orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket that lifted off the Sea Launch Odyssey platform at the Equator, Space Systems/Loral, the satellite provider, […]

Updated — September 26 – 9:20 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: October + Mission: TacSat-3 Launch Vehicle: […]

But Obama, McCain Call For Still-More Economic Sanctions On Iran, Without Specifically Calling For European Missile Defense System McCain Vows To Be Tough On Contractors; Boasts He Already Saved Money […]

North Korea ousted a United Nations weapons inspector from its plutonium-producing reactor at Yongbyon, and vowed to restart its nuclear production program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. While North Korea […]

NASA reaches its 50th anniversary Wednesday, a celebration dampened by the fact that the agency is strapped for funds and facing years of depending on arch-rival Russia to transport American […]

Russia refused to permit inspectors from the Czech Republic and Poland to enter Russian missile bases, but Moscow is open to having its inspectors tour any missile defense facilities that […]

NASA needs technology, design and components that will cut weight and costs in Constellation Program systems such as the Orion space capsule and Ares rocket, the next- generation space hardware […]

The European Space Council urged greater coordination between civil and defense programs. Europeans called for further dialogue on the issue, including the European Space Agency as a participant. The Europeans […]

European Missile Defense Receives $465 Million In Defense Authorization, $246 Million Under Budget Request Congress, rushing to wrap up work for the year ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, […]