Space

The Air Force will ground its fleet of Atlas V rockets if the Treasury Department finds that Russia’s space industry reorganization violates sanctions, according to a key official. Air Force […]

The Air Force plans to spend $121 million over the next three fiscal years on “Pathfinders” to identify opportunities for more affordable commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) business arrangements, according to […]

The appearance of the Air Force’s top two officials on Capitol Hill keyed up an ongoing fight between lawmakers over continued use of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine. The service […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite called NROL-45, according to a service statement. Launch took place at 6:40 […]

NASA’s fiscal year 2017 budget request features a new start: a public-private partnership for a cis-lunar habitat and systems in preparation for human missions into deep space. NASA said in […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Wednesday’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-45 satellite, according to a company statement. The mission will take […]

NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) source selection statement released late Friday found that Orbital ATK [OA] had the lowest price among awardees while Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) had the […]

The Air Force on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $96 million contract for Global Positioning System III (GPS III) contingency operations services and supplies, according to a Defense Department […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Friday successfully launched the Global Positioning System IIF-12 (GPS IIF-12) satellite. Launch took place at 8:38 a.m. EST at Cape Canaveral […]

A key NASA official on Wednesday defended not requiring Orbital ATK [OA] to perform a full flight test of its re-engined Antares launch vehicle before performing its first Cargo Resupply […]