Space & Missile Defense Report

The commander of U.S. forces in Korea favors establishing a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile shield in South Korea as a response to taunts from North Korea that […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is set for the Feb. 24 SES mission. The launch window for SES-9 will open at 6:46 p.m. EST. Launch will take place from Cape […]

Russian sanctions are not impacting the Defense Department’s ability to acquire Russian-developed rocket engines it uses in launch, the Pentagon’s acquisition czar said Feb. 23. Under Secretary of Defense for […]

The Air Force will ground its fleet of Atlas V rockets if the Treasury Department finds that Russia’s space industry reorganization violates sanctions, according to a key official. Air Force […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Feb. 10 successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite called NROL-45, according to a service statement. Launch took place at […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Feb. 5 successfully launched the Global Positioning System IIF-12 (GPS IIF-12) satellite. Launch took place at 8:38 a.m. EST at Cape […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is at least two years from flying rockets from its Brownsville, Texas, launch site due to soil instability, according to a key company official. NASA […]

A key Blue Origin official believes that rocket reusability and human spaceflight could change the launch business over the next 10 years as increased demand for low earth orbit (LEO) […]

The Air Force on Feb. 4 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $96 million contract for Global Positioning System III (GPS III) contingency operations services and supplies, according to a Defense […]