Space

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, […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has achieved a key milestone in the development of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) with the successful completion of static loads testing of the first satellite […]

By Dave Ahearn Boeing [BA] is bidding on a mammoth $18 billion worth of work in the satellites area, including a $7 billion Transformational Satellite (TSAT) opportunity, a $2.5 billion […]

Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and Ad Astra Rocket Company yesterday said they have signed a Technology Development Alliance aimed at exploring how both companies can work together to develop in-space propulsion […]

By Dave Ahearn The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will negotiate a sole-source contract for Boeing [BA] to continue leading the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program, according to an MDA notice Friday […]

The United States should pursue nuclear weapons control instead of developing ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems, a paper from the Center for Defense Information (CDI), a Washington think tank, urges. […]

Boeing Satellite Orbited for DirectTV By Zenit-3SL From SeaLaunch Satellite Will Provide High-Definition TV Signals Covering United States A 6.5-ton satellite for DirectTV made by The Boeing Co. [BA] was […]

NASA Has Andrews, Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Odyssey Study Lunar Lander NASA selected five contractors to study the design concept for the next-generation lunar lander that NASA created. Contractors receiving the […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon Co. [RTN] is hoping its experience in weapon systems and its partnership with The Boeing Co. [BA] will lead to a Navy contract to develop the […]