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Needed: a huge vacuum cleaner that can roam around in low Earth orbit. While the danger of catastrophic collisions in space is rising steadily, cost and feasibility issues mean development […]

Some 300,000 Pieces Of Space Junk Imperil Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Spacecraft; Exponential Risk Rise Seen Spacecraft operators later this year may gain access to better warnings of space […]

For Fiscal 2008-2013, Cost Overruns Total Some $10.9 Billion For Satellites The Department of Defense (DOD) has a poor track record in its military satellites development efforts, the Government Accountability […]

United States Must Maintain Leadership In Space, Or Cede Primacy To Other Nations With Rival Ambitions, Report Says; Missile Defense Should Rise $2 Billion Yearly, To $12 Billion The concept […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], the largest defense contractor receiving $34.2 billion in contracts in fiscal 2007, also led the pack in instances of misconduct, according to the Project on Government […]

The Constellation Program goal of returning Americans to a moon base has been thrown in doubt, a House hearing revealed. Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations […]

By Emelie Rutherford House defense appropriators yesterday polished their proposed war supplemental funding bill–which calls for adding weapon programs yet not a dual-buy Air Force tanker plan to the White […]

By Calvin Biesecker The government’s plans for spending the FY ’09 budget for physical fencing and sensor systems to secure the nation’s borders doesn’t fully satisfy all the legislative conditions […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps expects to deploy the MV-22 Osprey to Afghanistan by year’s end, and for the nascent tilt-rotor aircraft to remain in the war-torn country for […]

By Geoff Fein Earlier this month when Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed extending the build rate for aircraft carriers from four to five years, the idea led to a flurry […]