Space & Missile Defense Report

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is on the losing side of a cost equation where it must deploy high-end, expensive interceptors to destroy relatively inexpensive but effective missile threats. Lt. […]

ViviSat, with Orbital ATK [OA] at the helm, plans to launch its first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) in late 2018 to embark on commercial in-orbit servicing. Orbital ATK is taking […]

Orbital ATK [OA] delayed a hot-fire test of its re-engined Antares launch vehicle by two months to early May, according to a company spokeswoman. Orbital ATK spokeswoman Jennifer Bowman said […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Orbital ATK [OA] late on March 22 successfully launched Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Commercial Resupply Services […]

The Defense Department inspector general (DoD IG) opened an investigation March 22 regarding allegations made by former United Launch Alliance (ULA) vice president of engineering Brett Tobey, sister publication Defense […]

The Air Force has created a space architecture division tasked with performing a “top-down” look at the future of the space architecture and how individual programs fit within it, according […]

Kay Sears, former president of Intelsat General, was hired by Lockheed Martin [LMT] as vice president for strategy and business development in the Space Systems business area, Lockheed Martin confirmed […]

Smaller, independently-steerable spot beams, all-digital payloads and beam-forming technologies are a few commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) technology trends a key Air Force official approves as the service prepares for a […]

The head of Air Force Space Command said March 15 he has increased confidence that industry can have a new all-American rocket ready to fly by the 2022-23 timeframe. “I […]