Space

U.S. Satellite Shootdown May Weaken Americans’ Moral Standing To Oppose Other Nations Performing ASAT Shots, Critics Say But Colonel Says United States Had ‘Moral Responsibility’ To Eliminate Any Level Of […]

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 […]

Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Crust Of Saturnian Moon The Cassini spacecraft may have discovered an underground ocean of water and ammonia on the Saturnian moon Titan, NASA […]

In Hard Budget Times, NASA Manages To Keep Many Programs Going, But Can’t Do It All Widespread Funds Shortages Come As Congress Prepares To Reauthorize NASA For Coming Years Key […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes A Punch In The Nose; Spacewalks Go Well During Marathon 16-Day Mission Some debris hit the nose of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it launched for the […]

A Global Positioning System Block IIR-M satellite was launched into orbit on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] […]