Space

ViaSat [VSAT] this week exhibited the prototype of a lightweight, portable broadband terminal featuring power-on, auto-acquire antenna pointing that the company says greatly simplifies and speeds up deployment. The terminal, […]

The Air Force recently began operating a Boeing [BA] and Air Force Research Laboratory- (AFRL) built sodium guide star laser that will increase the detail of images captured on a […]

The Air Force seeks information from industry as it formulates contract approaches for combining a potential Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Military Ka-band/Commercial Ka-band airborne SATCOM terminal system, according to a […]

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William Shelton has ordered an Accident Investigation Board (AIB) to investigate why an upper stage engine on a Delta IV RL-10B-2 rocket did […]

Raytheon [RTN] is “well underway” with Iteration 1.5, the primary work to support its Global Positioning System (GPS) Launch and Checkout System, according to a company spokeswoman. The Launch and […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, according to company statement. Expedition 33 crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Sunita Williams first […]

Boeing [BA] completed a combined preliminary design (PDR) and critical design review (CDR) for the Air Force’s next-generation command and control system for strategic nuclear forces, according to a company […]

An unexpected “data signature” with the upper stage engine on a Delta IV rocket caused the launch of the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-3 satellite to experience a […]

The Air Force Friday issued its long-awaited final request for proposals (RFP) for its next-generation space debris radar tracking system, according to a recent posting on Federal Business Opportunities. The […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said Monday its Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station is “performing nominally” despite an engine failure following its Sunday night launch […]