Space
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SpaceAEHF-1 Upper Stage Failure Due To ‘Quality Issue,’ Air Force Says
ORLANDO–The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are in discussions regarding potential financial penalties for a “quality issue” that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit. Orbit-raising activities […]
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Space
U.S.-Israel Arrow Anti-Missile System Conducts Successful Intercept Test
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 […]
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Space
Air Force Demos Comms Between FAB-T and Milstar
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 […]
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CongressNASA Supporters: New Spending Plan Does Not Jibe With Law
By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama proposed an $18.7 billion NASA budget for fiscal year 2012 yesterday that some supporters of the space agency said does not jibe with Congress’ […]
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Space
Raytheon Successful In Warhead System Integration Test For SM-3 Block 1B
Raytheon [RTN] and Aerojet [GY] completed a kinetic warhead system integration test for Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB, Raytheon said. The test verified the ability of the warhead to detect, […]
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Space
NRO Satellite Launched Aboard Minotaur Rocket
Orbital Sciences [ORB] successfully launched a classified satellite aboard a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Feb. 6, the company said. The payload is owned by the National […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Receives $339 Million For Fifth MUOS Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a $339.6-million contract option from the Navy for the fifth satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation. MUOS will replace the […]
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Space
DOD Considers Development Of Arms Control Policy As Part Of New Space Strategy
By Carlo Munoz The United States is evaluating possible options for an international arms control policy for space, which will be one element in a larger plan to develop a […]
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Space
AEHF-1 Moves Toward Intended Orbit
Orbit-raising activities for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite (AEHF-1) are going according to plan, according to Air Force officials. Shortly after the launch last August, the plan […]
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Space
U.S., France Sign Space Situational Awareness Agreement
The United States and France signed documents at the Pentagon Feb. 8 to address national security space issues, particularly to monitor space debris. This is the first time the U.S. […]