Space

The Pentagon’s budget and new weapon-system contracts may remain frozen until April 8, as the House this week is slated to take up yet another temporary federal budget that will […]

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 […]

Prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in preparation for an early May […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently reported another successful Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) test and first ripple fire test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. “This time we had a ripple […]

Space Systems/Loral [LORL] recently won a $1.5 million study contract from the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s MILSATCOM Systems Directorate, the company said. The company will evaluate how […]

The developmental Arrow missile defense system, a U.S.-Israeli joint venture, successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile during a flight test conducted last week, the U.S. government said in a press […]

The Air Force has successfully demonstrated over-the-air, low-data-rate communication between an orbiting Milstar satellite and the Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminal (FAB-T), the service announced recently. The Jan. 26 […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requests $8.626 billion for fiscal year 2012 to fit plans to complete Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) initial fielding. The fiscal 2012 defense budget advances […]

The United States plans to end its participation in the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System at the end of the design and development (D&D) phase, Defense Department officials said. […]

President Barack Obama proposed an $18.7 billion NASA budget for fiscal year 2012 recently that some supporters of the space agency said does not jibe with Congress’ wishes. The FY […]