Space

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

Boeing [BA] recently said that its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program successfully conducted its first series of flight tests. “Flying FAB-T for the first time is a […]

Raytheon [RTN] and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed the first guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. “These tests validate our low-cost development approach for a reliable precision guidance […]

Boeing [BA] submitted a proposal to NASA on Sept. 22 to accelerate the development of commercial human space transportation as defined by NASA in its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) announcement. […]

The Air Force recently awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $77.4 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for Korea and Taiwan. “Integrated on more […]

Raytheon [RTN] has surpassed another milestone on its Modernized User Equipment program by achieving live satellite M-code tracking with its MUE receiver. “Our accomplishments on this program have enabled the […]

By Emelie Rutherford A Senate panel quizzed Pentagon brass Sept. 24 on the budget implications of the Obama administration’s new European missile-defense plan, with some senators questioning if it will […]

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently announced the successful demonstration of a proximity sensor, called DragonEye, on NASA’s STS-127 shuttle mission. “The verification and functionality of SpaceX’s DragonEye are a testament […]

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins [COL] and BAE Systems, will provide real-time situational awareness to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and coalition forces under two recent awards […]

By B.C. Kessner The first two Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites Boeing [BA] built for the Air Force are performing well, the third is set to launch in November, and […]