Space
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SpaceNASA Langley Center Tests Shock Absorbers On Orion Spacecraft Seats To Lessen Impact Of Slamming Down In Return To Earth
NASA is testing a shock absorber system for use on the next-generation U.S. spacecraft, Orion, at the NASA Langley Research Center, Va. Shock absorbers are needed because Orion will be […]
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Space
Griffin To Take Faculty Job With University of Alabama at Huntsville
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will take a faculty post with the University of Alabama at Huntsville, according to news reports. Huntsville is a major rocket and space area, including […]
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Business/FinancialKEI Ground Systems Pass Test Leading Toward Booster Flight
Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system ground operations passed a dry-run test to reduce risks in a planned KEI booster flight later this year, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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InternationalAnomaly Causes Herschel-Planck Launch Postponement
Arianespace today announced an anomaly will force a delay of several days in launching the Herschel-Planck satellites, which had been set to lift off May 6. "Due to an anomaly […]
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Space
A Sight To Behold: NASA Has Two Space Shuttles On Pads At Kennedy; Never Again To Be Repeated
In a rare sight, two space shuttles simultaneously are sitting on launch pads at Kennedy Space Center. Space Shuttle Endeavour completed its 4.2-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to […]
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Homeland Security
South Korea Prepares June Missile Launch To Orbit Satellite; Missile Will Go Near Japanese Island Areas
South Korea will launch a missile that will haul a satellite to orbit, according to Kyodo News. The missile will go over waters near Japan. That South Korean missile launch […]
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Space
North Korean Missile Launch Proves U.S. Needs Missile Defense: McCain
That North Korean long-distance missile launch proves that the United States requires a vigorous missile defense system, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed […]
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Business/Financial
James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Passes Cryogenic Test
The first mirror segment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) pass its initial series of cryogenic, or super-cold, tests at Marshall Space Flight Center, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. […]
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Business/Financial
Advocacy Group To Hold Obmama To His Word When He And Gates Say Ballistic Missile Defense Is Needed Against Threat
Proponents of ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs are poised to hold President Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to their words when they say that BMD systems are required […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Unveils New THAAD Launcher And Fire Control System
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] rolled out the new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system launcher and fire control and communications unit today. The ceremony in Camden, Ark., marked […]