Space

In July 2020, NASA will send a new rover to Mars and in its belly will ride a helicopter capable of flight in the Red Planet’s unforgiving, low-density atmosphere. Scientists […]

NASA is dependent upon Congress working together to pass a fiscal year 2020 budget on time – and providing the agency with additional funds – to meet its projected timeline […]

The leader of the House Armed Services Committee voiced his concern regarding the Air Force’s plan to procure launch service agreements with commercial vendors in a March 28 letter to […]

As the Air Force continues to develop its next generation of early missile warning satellites, it requires an additional $632 million in fiscal year 2019 to meet an initial launch […]

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Commander Gen. John Raymond has been nominated to become the first leader of the newly established U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said March 26. A […]

Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) delivered the second Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made GPS III space vehicle March 19 to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, ahead of an expected […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday announced a new satellite venture that will allow systems to be configured for new missions while in orbit through smartphone-like application updates, with the company […]

The possibility of the House voting favorably to stand up a new Space Force branch under the Air Force in the fiscal year 2020 budget is not inconceivable, Rep. Jim […]

Two senators and three representatives from New Mexico are pushing for the Pentagon to consider the southwestern state for the future home of the Space Development Agency. Sens. Tom Udall […]

A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Republican from Louisiana is the latest congressman to pitch his state as the future home for the new U.S. Space Command. The Pelican State […]