Space

The Air Force Friday morning delayed the launch of its 11th satellite in the Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-11) from Friday until Saturday, according to a service statement. […]

The U.S. Air Force is set to launch the 11th Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-11) on Friday. The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] in August completed critical design reviews (CDR) for the jettison motor and crew module reaction control system (RCS) it is developing for NASA’s Orion crew module, according […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Thursday’s launch of NROL-55 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Launch is scheduled for 8:49 a.m. EDT. The National Reconnaissance Office […]

The Air Force will hold its first launch competition in almost 10 years, regardless of whether one of two expected bidders declines to participate. Air Force spokeswoman Alicia Garges said […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) won’t bid for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System III (GPS III) launch unless it gets permission to acquire additional Russian-developed RD-180s, the company’s CEO said […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed the critical design review (CDR) for the Air Force’s Space Fence, which the company said demonstrates the program is technically mature and that all requirements […]

A provision in the conferenced fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill bans the Air Force from spending money on new launch vehicles in favor of a new rocket engine in […]

Honeywell [HON] is growing its commercial and international space business to offset future changes in the military launch business. Honeywell Vice President of Space Systems Kurt Meister said Monday the […]

Whether or not House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) replaces John Boehner (R-Wis.) as House speaker, one space consultant believes McCarthy’s position in House leadership benefits the commercial space industry. […]