Space
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InternationalIsrael Has No Choice In Mounting Missile Defense, Even If Costs Are Huge, Israeli Ambassador Says
Terrorists, Insurgents Now Hitting Israel With Perhaps 16 Missiles Daily May Increase That To 100 To 200 Terrorist groups attacking Israel already have moved from an average of perhaps five […]
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InternationalBush Continues Talks With Czech Leader On European Missile Defense
President Bush said he spoke last week with Mirek Topolanek, the Czech Republic prime minister, to again press the U.S. call for creation of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system […]
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SpaceCritic Assails U.S. ASAT Shot, But Also Predicts It Will Aid Aegis Missile Defense System In Gaining Full $1.2 Billion Funds
The United States move to shoot down an errant, dysfunctional intelligence satellite was unrealistic, but the successful shot probably will ensure that Congress provides the full requested $1.2 billion for […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop, Loral To Join In Seeking Government Satellite Contracts
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Loral Space & Communications [LORL] will work together in seeking government satellite contracts, the companies announced Wednesday. Loral Space is a unit of Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), […]
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CongressSome Democratic And GOP Lawmakers Believe That NASA Is Underfunded
By Dave Ahearn Some Democrats and Republicans, people in both the legislative and executive branches, and independent observers all agree on one point: NASA is underfunded and unable to continue […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon To Pursue GOES-R Ground Segment Work
Raytheon [RTN] will head a team of companies and universities to pursue a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R series known as the GOES-R […]
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Business/FinancialNGA’s Reliance On Commercial Imagery Will Remain Strong, Director Says
By Geoff Fein The relationship between the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the commercial imagery sector remains strong and will remain so into the future as the agency continues to […]