Space

Astronomers and space enthusiasts worldwide cheered as the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) successfully impacted the moon’s Cabeus crater Oct. 9, according to Northrop Grumman [NOC], which built […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is set to pass a NASA spending bill this week that nearly matches the White House’s request for space exploration, just as a growing chorus […]

Vandenberg Oct. 8 successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-2 a Delta II carrying WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite now in polar orbit, the Air Force said. “There really is nothing […]

By Marina Malenic A new plan for missile defense deployment in Europe relies on proven capabilities and is much more flexible in the face of a changing threat environment than […]

Alliant Techsystems [ATK], the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted the third […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate considered a NASA spending bill Oct. 5 with more exploration monies than a House version that would delay funding until a blue-ribbon panel offers manned-spaceflight […]

GenCorp‘s Aerojet [GY] and the Air Force successfully conducted a full-scale, full-duration static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Second Stage (A2S) motor achieving all test objectives, the company said. Aerojet developed […]

Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] completed a series of captive carry flight tests of a form-factored tri-mode seeker for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition. “The test series demonstrated that Raytheon’s […]

MBDA Oct 6. said it successfully demonstrated a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket against a moving target at the Navy’s test facilities at China Lake, Calif. This firing comes after […]

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Oct. 5 announced the successful completion of acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon […]