Space

NASA gave Anadarko Industries LLC a $37 million contract to provide safety and fire maintenance services at Johnson Space Center, home of mission control. Anadarko Industries will provide test safety […]

Updated — May 6, 2009 – 8:25 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 11 Mission: STS-125 Launch […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $115 million contract to continue Pure Fleet upgrades of Army Patriot air and missile defense systems. That Army Aviation and Missile Command contract […]

The Tomahawk Block IV missile has been upgraded in effectiveness against moving maritime surface targets, with a longer-range capability, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. "This capability will allow the warfighter to […]

Scolese Says Any Ares I Replacement Must Be Capable To Carry Out Full Lunar Return Mission NASA today unveiled an $18.69 billion budget proposal that includes a major study of […]

Multiple Kill Vehicle Is Dead; Agency Leader Voices ‘High Confidence’ United States Can Kill Missiles From Iran Or North Korea; U.S.-Israeli Program Mulled President Obama’s defense budget plan, released today, […]

Tough Battle Ahead, But Not Hopeless, Sessions Says President Obama’s plan for dramatic cuts in funding missile defense programs likely will be challenged in the Senate, especially among authorizers on […]

Republican House members blasted President Obama’s proposed cuts to ballistic missile defense programs, saying a rising missile threat makes such cuts reckless. Further, they expressed incredulity that there could be […]

O’Reilly Urges Emphasis On Hitting Enemy Missiles In Ascent Phase, But Also Endorses Not Buying Another Airborne Laser Aircraft ABL Needs Design Changes, O’Reilly Says; Existing ABL Shows How To […]

Biden Cites U.S. Commitment To Peace And Security Of Israel Netanyahu: Iran Must Be Barred From Developing Nuclear Weapons Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House Democratic leader, assailed Iran for […]