Space

By Dave Ahearn The commercial space sector is attracting steadily more investment funds and is poised for liftoff, experts said. "We are just now entering the most vibrant" period of […]

By Dave Ahearn President Bush on Monday asked Congress to provide $17.6 billion for NASA in fiscal 2009, a 2.9 percent increase from the $17.1 billion that NASA actually is […]

By Jen DiMascio The president is asking for approximately $8.6 billion to fund research, development and purchasing of Air Force space platforms for fiscal year 2009, including a 21 percent […]

Launch Schedule 2008 Date: Feb. 7 Mission: STS-122 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center – Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 2:45 p.m. EST Description: STS-122 will […]

Lockheed Gets $512 Million Contract For HIMARS, GMLRS Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gained a $512 million contract to provide the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — Guided Multiple Launch […]

Funding Plan Requests $3 Billion For Orion-Ares Spacecraft System Space Shuttle Program Would Receive $2.98 Billion, Down 8.7 Percent From The $3.3 Billion Appropriated in Current Fiscal 2008 President Bush […]

Missile Defense Systems Needed As Missile Threat Increases President Bush would provide $9.336 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, up 7.9 […]

NASA Apparently Solves Problem With Bent Radiator Hose On Space Shuttle Special Tool Devised To Resolve Hose Woes Better late than never, at least for Space Shuttle Atlantis, which now […]