Space

Measure Also Includes $1.1 Billion For NOAA Satellites The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a sweeping appropriations bill that includes $17.8 billion for NASA, some $200 million more than President Bush […]

The House, on a lopsided and veto-proof 409 to 15 vote, passed a $20.21 billion authorization bill to support NASA in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, including an […]

By Emelie Rutherford A new organization within the Pentagon acquisition chief’s office responsible for all acquisition oversight of Defense Department space and intelligence programs has been officially established with Joshua […]

A clear trend is emerging that rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea are in “a sprint, not a marathon,” racing to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that could […]

But Combatant Commanders Would Retain Power To Execute Missile Kills In Their Regions Allied Nations Also Should Be Linked To BMD The multi-layered global ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield should […]

Kinetic Energy Interceptors On Subs, CG(X) Cruiser? The Navy should consider installing more types of ballistic missile defense systems on its ships, to counter the rising variety of enemy missiles, […]

Ariane 5 Launches Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Satellites An Ariane 5 rocket launched the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites, lifting off from the European spaceport in French Guiana, […]

NASA Awards Lunar Spacesuit Contract Worth Up To $745.9 Million NASA last week gave Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston a contract worth up to $745.9 million to design, develop and […]

The Army is moving to orbit small satellites on an experimental basis, Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell, commanding general of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said. He spoke before […]

A new Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum exhibit features a model home – for moon dwellers. It also gives people a chance to participate in planning a notional voyage […]