Space

The Pentagon is set to award at least one contract, maybe more, for its satellite communications (SATCOM) Pilot Program Phase 1 within weeks, according to a service spokeswoman. Air Force […]

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) will not intervene in United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) downselect of a first stage booster for its next-generation rocket, despite declaring in […]

The Air Force won’t stop United Launch Alliance (ULA) from divesting its Delta IV Heavy rocket, despite a pair of key lawmakers ordering the service to do so. “That was […]

The fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint released Thursday morning features, as expected, a $54 billion boost in defense spending, but it also trims NASA’s budget by roughly 1 percent, according […]

The Space Data Association (SDA) and Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) have entered into a multi-year agreement to launch an updated Space Data Center (SDC) space traffic management service, according to […]

The launch market is entering an unprecedented era of diversity as smaller satellites become more popular, according to executives from major launch providers. The diversifying launch market was a key […]

Two key lawmakers are calling for the Air Force to stop divestment of the Delta IV Heavy rocket until a “certified, reliable” replacement launch system is available. “We do not […]

The Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office is looking to build more prototypes in its quest to decrease costs while still providing urgent, exquisite capabilities airmen require, according to […]

The House on Tuesday approved the NASA Transition bill of 2017, which cleared the Senate last month, according to a House Science, Space and Technology (SST) Committee statement. The bill […]

Raytheon [RTN] completed a major systems engineering milestone for the final software iteration in the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) and also developed […]