Space
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SpaceFY ’11 Defense Bill Continues U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation
U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile-defense programs would receive $415.1 million in the final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011. The CR provides funding to keep the federal government operating for […]
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SpaceNASA Would Snag Ability To Cancel Constellation Contracts Under Budget Plan
NASA will be allowed to cancel unwanted contracts from the defunct Constellation manned-spaceflight program if Congress passes the massive fiscal year 2011 budget deal reached late last week. The full-year […]
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SpaceAurora Awarded NASA Contract, Company Says
NASA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a contract to develop Small Probes for Orbital Return of Experiments (SPORE), the company said. Aurora Flight Sciences has paired with Georgia Institute of […]
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CongressNASA Would Snag Ability To Cancel Constellation Contracts Under Budget Plan
By Emelie Rutherford NASA will be allowed to cancel unwanted contracts from the defunct Constellation manned-spaceflight program if Congress passes the massive fiscal year 2011 budget deal reached late last […]
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SpaceBoeing Network And Space Systems Execs See Volatility, Opportunity
Boeing‘s [BA] Network and Space Systems business is working to keep its “tools sharp” to be competitive as opportunities come up in a volatile marketplace, the sector president said. “It’s […]
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SpaceAir Force Hopeful New EELV Approach Good For Lockheed-Boeing Team
The Air Force secretary said he hopes the government’s new unified approach to buying the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) will help both taxpayers and United Launch Alliance (ULA). The […]
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SpaceSpace Industry Eager For NASA Direction
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–NASA’s indecision regarding the future of U.S. space flight could soon have ramifications for employment at many of the nation’s big aerospace firms, the head of a […]
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SpacePanel Chair Concerned About GMD Funding
The head of a House panel is expressing concern about levels of funding for ground-based interceptors (GBIs) that are part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for national missile […]
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SpaceMDA Awards Multiple Concept Development Deals For Next-Generation SM-3
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a total of $127 million in three separate contracts to Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] to begin conceptual design and development […]
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SpaceGov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to contentious issues including […]