Space

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va.–The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) here is “probably in as good of shape as it’s ever been” following a $15 million investment and almost a year’s […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will attempt reflying one of its next upgraded Falcon 9 boosters, while likely opting to retire the first stage used in Monday’s night’s “perfect” launch […]

The next Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 launch was planned for Monday night, the company and Air Force said the day before the launch. The Falcon 9 ORBCOMM2 […]

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va.—Orbital ATK [OA] has set the May-June timeframe for its Antares return to flight, roughly 19 to 20 months after Antares failed upon launch here at […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) vowed to continue into the next authorization season his fight against future Air Force use of the RD-180 after the fiscal […]

The Air Force doubled the tempo of the long-running Schriever Wargame from biennial, or every other year, to annual, according to a key official. Schriever Wargame 2015, set in the […]

The Air Force on Monday awarded three more contracts under the Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation broad agency announcement (BAA) solicitation, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). […]

The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) expects contract awards for the service’s new rocket propulsion system in the next two months and “possibly sooner.” Air Force Gen. John […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) threatened exploring an “unrestricted prohibition” on Russian rocket engine use following United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) decision not to participate in the […]

Storm clouds could be forming on the horizon for Raytheon [RTN] and its Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control segment (OCX) as Pentagon officials have escalated public criticism of the […]