Space

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and XCOR Aerospace last week said they have agreed to develop a liquid oxygen (LOX), liquid hydrogen (LH) engine that would be built using low cost […]

Raytheon [RTN] said it has completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at Thule is […]

The Defense Department plans to hold an open competition to build the third generation of a medium-range missile defense system initially built for ship-based applications but now being altered for […]

Two flight tests are potentially planned for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), as the first program elements enter integration test, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said recently. […]

The Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of a next-generation ballistic missile interceptor, a senior industry executive said recently. Edward […]

The Air Force has transferred Satellite Control Authority of the SBSS Block 10 satellite to the 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Operations Group at Schriever AFB, Colo., officials said recently. […]

The next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed its first major flight software integration milestone at prime contractor Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] software integration laboratory in […]

There is still no resolution of what caused a Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) interceptor to fail to hit its ballistic missile target over the Pacific in December, though officials from […]

A new Air Force purchasing strategy that aims to save money through higher-quantity satellite buys is seen by some critics as counterproductive. The new Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Strategy, or […]

The Air Force has launched a second experimental space plane into low earth orbit, and officials say its time on orbit could exceed its sister craft’s 244 days logged last […]