Space & Missile Defense Report

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on April 23 called the slip of an estimated contract award date for the second Cargo Resupply Services effort (CRS-2) a “good news story” due to […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–A key Air Force officer is optimistic about the potential capabilities derived from creating satellites via additive manufacturing, better known as three-dimensional (3D) printing. “If the right engineering, […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is at a critical moment that its director called a “seismic shift:” an explosion of data outside the government’s control, radical advances […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) remains concerned about the status of the service’s launch ranges as the Air Force prepares for as many as 40 […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Boeing [BA] is open to using rival launch vehicles for its Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) offering for NASA, including rockets supplied by international companies. Boeing Vice President and […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) wants an automated flight safety system for launch ranges in place by next year. Air Force Gen. John Hyten said […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) expects to capture more than half of the commercial launch market after it introduces its Falcon Heavy launcher, company President and CEO Gwynne […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on April 14 at 4:10 p.m. EDT successfully launched its sixth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS-6) mission for NASA from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–New Zealand entrepreneur Peter Beck on April 14 unveiled his electric, liquid oxygen/kerosene, 3D printed engine called Rutherford with a goal of using it in his Electron battery-powered […]