Space

By Ann Roosevelt The Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) is preparing for another test as it continues to expand the envelope of the speed-of-light capability examining the potential of directed […]

Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and NASA will test the second fully developed Ares five-segment solid rocket motor, known as Development Motor-2 (DM-2). The five-segment rocket motor is an upgraded version of […]

GenCorp‘s [GY] Aerojet said Aug. 10 that it has successfully tested an advanced solid ramjet fuel in an engine ground test. The fuel is being developed to provide long-range, high-speed […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill recently that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. The […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] has been selected by NASA for the prime contractor role on the space agency’s Sounding Rocket Operations Contract II (NSROC II) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity […]

The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the Air Force was successfully launched Aug. 14 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket […]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force has implemented corrective actions associated with a Minotaur IV rocket software problem and now expects a September launch of the Space Based Space Surveillance […]

The first GPS IIF satellite is in its designated orbital position and ready for its final phase of on-orbit checkout and testing, officials from the Space and Missile Systems Center’s […]

By Geoff Fein The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) last week awarded a $3.5 billion contract to DigitalGlobe and $3.8 billion to GeoEye Imagery Collection Systems [GEOY] for the EnhancedView commercial […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a NASA policy-setting bill last week that could help the solid-rocket motor industry in the wake of the cancellation of the Constellation manned-spaceflight program. […]