Space

Updated — April 10, 2009 – 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 5 Mission: STSS ATRR […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] submitted a proposal for the follow-on production phase of the Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, the company announced today. As well, Lockheed completed […]

The Director of National Intelligence, with the Department of Defense (DOD), may acquire a new generation of electro-optical satellites that would cost billions of dollars, with the work likely going […]

A powerful House committee chairman blasted NASA for awarding a new $1 billion-plus contract for the Space Communications Networks Services (SCNS) despite the committee asking NASA to delay the award […]

NASA gave Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] a $58 million, one-year contract change to provide safety and mission assurance at Johnson Space Center in Houston. SAIC will ensure safety, reliability, […]

Intelsat Ltd. sold capacity on its IS-14 satellite to Juch-Tech Inc. That will help Juch-Tech bolster its LinkStar service to Africa. Juch-Tech signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat for capacity […]

MakaLani, LLC. of Hawaii announced it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with RapidEye AG of Brandenburg, Germany to be the distributor in the United States of RapidEye satellite […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] will use the relatively low cost of the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) to help sell it to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Congress in […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized several space programs on cost and other criteria. They were among many defense procurement programs that have run a combined total $296 billion over […]

Soyuz Lands Wednesday With Crew Space Shuttle Atlantis has arrived at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., poised for a May 12 liftoff on the STS-125 Mission to […]