Space

By Marina Malenic NASA recently announced that it is considering two significant procurement actions in the area of commercial reusable suborbital spaceflight services. The agency “is requesting technical and programmatic […]

Arianespace recently has marked a historic milestone with the arrival of its first two Soyuz launchers in French Guiana, which will be used to inaugurate service with this medium-lift workhorse […]

Finmeccanica‘s SELEX Galileo has been awarded a $39.2 million contract for the supply of SM-1S radar seekers for a Middle East customer. The award comes as part of an MBDA […]

By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] Dec. 3 expressed its continued interest in the potential five- to 10-year, $600 million, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) competitive acquisition for development and sustainment […]

Key government space agencies Dec. 3 agreed on a new set of mission assurance principles that they say will lead to improved launch success. “With the strategic intent and a […]

Arianespace‘s wrap-up Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has entered final preparations for its liftoff this week with France’s Helios 2B military observation satellite. This seventh launch of the year is […]

By Geoff Fein The administration’s decision to shift its missile defense policy for Europe away from a land-based system has allowed for the Navy to examine using its ship-based ballistic […]

The launch of United Launch Alliance‘s Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s third Wideband Global SATCOM satellite was postponed late last week due to inclement weather. WGS 3 is […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 2 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Jordan of JAVELIN Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Fly-to-Buy Missiles, JAVELIN Command Launch Units (CLUs) […]

Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $17.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to deliver capability upgrades for South Korea’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. With emphasis on upgrading […]