Space

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] is opening its Altair lunar lander program office in Houston. The company is vying for a NASA contract to design and build the human lander that […]

Military May Lose Laser Capability In Killing Enemy Missiles; Industrial Base Is Threatened By Budget Moves Legislators Write Letter To Gates A bipartisan group of legislators told Secretary of Defense […]

A Delta II rocket lofted a new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite into orbit, rising from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. The NAVSTAR GPS […]

U.S. Intelligence Unsure Whether Iran Already Bought Nuclear Bomb From Another Nation: Witnesses U.S. Intel Experts Say Iran Wields Technological Know-How To Build Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Iran is moving in […]

Thales Alenia Space received a contract with JSC ISS – Reshetnev Co. to supply the Telkom-3 communications satellite payload. ISS, the prime contractor, is building the satellite for Indonesian operator […]

While Iran may not have made a political decision to build nuclear weapons, any obstacles to doing so are quickly disappearing, according to a paper from the Institute for Science […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] will buy back $50 million more of its stock, adding to an earlier $50 million repurchase, the company announced. The move comes after an Orbital Taurus […]

How Mutual Assured Destruction That Worked In 20th Century May Fail To Protect Nation In 21st Ballistic Missile Defense Might Be Only Feasible Response To Anonymous Strike The United States […]

Balanced, Steady Funding Sought For Missile Defense As President Obama is considering whether to resurrect the former White House National Space Council, a recent report recommends just such a move, […]

When United States Moves To Defend Its Unarmed Ship, China Sends Armed Patrol Boats To International Waters Chinese ships nearly caused a collision with an unarmed U.S. Navy surveillance ship […]