Space

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO’s Earth Observation Satellite, Formosat-5. “The launch of Formosat-5 will build on the […]

By Marina Malenic The Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ’11 Defense Authorization Bill would fence funding for a multinational air defense development effort until the Defense […]

The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite has completed Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing as well as the Spacecraft Level Baseline Integrated […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy has been able to demonstrate that a missile, such as the AIM-9X, can be deployed from a moving undersea platform, furthering the potential for use […]

Iridium Communications Inc. [IRDM] June 2 released its comprehensive plan for funding, building and deploying its next-generation satellite constellation, including the execution of a fixed price contract with Thales Alenia […]

Air Force May 27 successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the first Global Positioning System IIF satellite from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. […]

Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] recently announced that it has signed a contract with International Relations and Accounting Center of The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (Ministry) of the Republic […]

Masten Space Systems, a leader in vertical take off, vertical landing (VTVL) rocket vehicles, successfully demonstrated in-air engine re-light capability today at the company’s test facility in Mojave, Calif. “We’re […]

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) May 25 released an Issue Brief on the Constellation program. “As romantic and inspirational as space flight is, the brutal reality is that the Constellation […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a […]