Space

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has uttered multiple erroneous statements about the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system that he wants to abolish, a noted military analyst said. Gates […]

Lawmakers in both political parties are highly worried about the stability of the Pakistani government, and skeptical of President Obama’s plan to pour an annual $1.5 billion in aid into […]

President Obama is considering whether to name retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., 62, a former astronaut, as the first black NASA administrator. Bolden would succeed Michael […]

VIIRS Thermal Vacuum Tests Among Advances NASA Gives Northrop CERES Sensor Contract Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed the initial step toward the critical design review (CDR) for the National Polar-orbiting […]

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft will launch next week with three space travelers — a Russian, a Japanese and a Canadian — who will initiate the first six-person crew aboard the […]

Arianespace launched the Herschel-Planck satellites atop an Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket, rising from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America. That liftoff came after two postponements. The two […]

Updated — May 15, 2009 – 11:40 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 + Mission: STS-127 […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] is moving its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division headquarters from Arlington, Va., to Huntsville, Ala. Initially, Boeing will shift division management and support functions, such as […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] has brought Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] into its team for the Army Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program. Northrop joins others in the IBCS team including Raytheon, […]

Ground was broken for an expansion on a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile factory at Camden, Ark., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The new facility will allow for continued production expansion […]