Space

The Human Research Program will provide grants to fund nine proposals from six states to investigate questions about effects of space radiation on human explorers, NASA announced. Selected proposals from […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), a United Kingdom firm, is opening offices in the United States to more easily enter the U.S. satellite market. The company wishes to take advantage […]

By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday posted strong earnings and sales to open its new fiscal year, powered by record results in its ammunition business that more than offset […]

An early-warning missile detection satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit nine years ago was decommissioned, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. The Air Force Flight 19 satellite was launched […]

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, completed the first round of environmental testing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA announced. Those tests ensure the spacecraft […]

NASA, after celebrating its 50th anniversary last week, opened a Website interactive tour highlighting its first half century of exploration. Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the […]

A Multi-Tasking Wonder Worker, Crane Helps To Erect Buildings, Create Roads HAMPTON, Va. — A new type of crane can assemble itself, lift loads, hop onto a mobile platform to […]

NASA 50th Anniversary Celebration Not So Golden In Budget Terms; Glenn Urges Increasing NASA Budget At Least $3 Billion Annually The budget for NASA, as it moves into a new […]

Stephen Hawking: The Costs Of Space Exploration Are Steep, But They Are Well Worth It John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut, questioned a major portion of President Bush’s vision for […]

Iran refused to abandon its illicit nuclear materials production program, with an obstinate statement issued by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the International Herald Tribune. Fears that Iran might […]