Space

The Boeing Co. [BA] may receive a $400 million-to-$550 million order from Intelsat Ltd., which would have the Chicago firm build up to four satellites, The Wall Street Journal reported. […]

Panel Writes Measure That Asserts United States Sill Committee To NATO The Czech Republic government fell, creating uncertainty as to the future of the European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Last […]

The public today can view a mockup of the next-generation U.S. spacecraft, the Orion space capsule, in front of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum on the National […]

NASA will celebrate the 40 anniversary of landing Americans on the moon in ceremonies July 20, the space agency announced. On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong made " […]

Discovery Orbiter Vehicle Looks Clean, Few Dings Seen In an intricate orbital dance, Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and made a landing at Kennedy Space Center […]

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) space segment completed its critical design audit, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. NPOESS now moves toward critical design review in late April. […]

Missile Defense Critics Cite Countermeasures In Enemy Missiles, But Then Move To Cut Funds For Airborne Laser That Overcomes Countermeasures While Obama Castigates Cold War Systems That Go Unused, Franks […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] is setting up a Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to test satellites and space components before they launch, and to facilitate space vehicle component and flight […]

Shorter-Range Missiles Also May Launch North Korea as early as Saturday plans to launch a missile that it says will orbit a satellite, but which many military analysts say will […]

China says its massive military buildup is only for defensive purposes or for local wars, but its actions cast doubt on that claim, according to a new report by the […]