Space

Last GPS IIR Satellite Complete, Ready For Cape Canaveral June Launch The final Global Position System Block IIR satellite is complete and ready for shipment to Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

Northrop Partners In Contracts For Concepts Of Next Space Telescope Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] is involved in five contracts that NASA awarded to investigate concepts for next-generation space telescopes. Those […]

By Dave Ahearn While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told members of Congress that costs of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system jumped from $1 billion to $5 billion, […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to deliver a study to Congress this spring on whether to rework Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program, a review spurred by plans to add […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force will need a much more flexible acquisition process to ensure its burgeoning Cyberspace Command is properly equipped to counter adversaries using complex technologies to […]

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said that U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs must receive continued support. "We need to continue to support the programs" that form the layered […]

Endeavour Lands, Wrapping Up Record STS-123 Mission; Almost 16 Days In Space, 5 Spacewalks, 6.6 Million Miles Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed To 5:01 P.M. ET May 31 Because Weather […]

The Czech Republic and Poland likely will agree soon to host the European installation of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, according to senior American, Czech and Polish officials. Those […]

If Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois wins the Democratic presidential nomination and then goes on to be elected to the White House, the defense industry better brace for tough times, […]

President Bush is heading to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to attempt a resolution of Russian objections to U.S. plans for a ballistic missile defense shield against weapons […]