Space
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Business/FinancialNASA Constellation Program Budget May Be Hit With $3.5 Billion Cut, Slamming 2020 Lunar Mission Goal
Griffin Concerned Future Is Bleak The Obama White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a $3.5 billion NASA budget cut that would hurt the Constellation Program developing […]
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SpaceNASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — April 24, 2009 – 3:30 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 5 Mission: STSS ATRR […]
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Business/FinancialStephen Hawking: Space Travel To Mars And Stars Is Possible, And Necessary; He Tells How To Do It
Space not only can be but must be explored, with missions to the moon, Mars, and ultimately to planets circling other stars in the nearby universe, according to Stephen Hawking, […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Gains $23.5 Million Contract Change For GPS Ground Station Control Segment Work
The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $23.5 million contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the next-generation Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment, or GPS OCX. […]
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Business/FinancialPakistan, Armed With Long-Range Missiles Tipped With Nuclear Weapons, May Fall To Taliban Extremists, U.S. Officials Warn
Clinton Says Pakistan Poses ‘Mortal Threat’ Nuclear-missiles-armed Pakistan is losing control of its territory to Taliban terrorist extremists, both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials warned. However, a U.S. plan to […]
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CongressMissile Advocacy Group Announces New Board Member
John Rood, a former State Department under secretary for arms control and international security, accepted a position on the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) Advisory Board. The addition of Rood’s […]
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Business/FinancialIranian Threat Proves Need For European Missile Defense, Sen. Lieberman Says
Lieberman, Other Lawmakers, Write Bill To Bar Refined Product Sales To Iran, Pushing Tehran To Abandon Nukes Military Strike On Iranian Nuclear Facilities Must Remain An Option, Though Not Preferred: […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Unit Advances, But Earnings From United Launch Alliance A Drag
The Boeing Co. [BA] saw its network and space systems unit advance operating margin profit by 7.7 percent, but lower earnings from the United Launch Alliance joint venture with Lockheed […]
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Business/FinancialAhmadinejad Snubs Idea Of Surrendering Nuclear Program; Says Iran Has Rights; Rejects Unconditional U.S.-Iranian Talks
Whether Holocaust Occurred Is A ‘View,’ Ahmadinejad Claims; He Says Obama Support For Israel Is A ‘Major Mistake’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has "legal rights" to manufacture nuclear […]
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Business/FinancialSpace Based Infrared Payload Delivered
The payload for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile warning system has been delivered. Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC], a subcontractor, delivered the payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. […]