Space
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Business/FinancialNASA Contractors Cope With Increasing Shortage Of Employees And Prospective Hires
GREENBELT, Md. – Any changes that President Obama may make in the U.S. space program should be made swiftly, to reduce anxiety and uncertainty caused by rumors churning throughout industry, […]
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Business/Financial
Ares I Rocket Igniter Tested
NASA test-fired the igniter used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor, the agency announced. The test paves the way for the initial ground test of the Ares […]
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Business/Financial
Space Station Laboratory Research Yields Clues To Curbing Food Poisoning On Earth, NASA Reports
Research on the International Space Station (ISS) has discovered ways to lessen virulence of a common food poisoning disease organism, NASA announced. The organism that can cause food poisoning in […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Sensor Will Study Aerosols Detected From Satellite
Raytheon Co. [RTN] said it shipped a sensor that will study aerosols and their effects on Earth climate, the company announced. The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor will be integrated with NASA’s […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Disbands Space Enterprise Council, Which Has Pressed For Expanded Space Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is disbanding the Space Enterprise Council that it fostered more than eight years ago. No public press release announcement of the switch was made by […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing, Army, Cooperate On Sensor Data For Missile Defense, Space Situational Awareness
The Boeing Co. [BA] and the Army will cooperate on processing sensor data for missile defense and space situational awareness, the company announced. They launched a joint research-and-development effort to […]
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Business/Financial
ILS To Launch AsiaSat 5 Satellite In July-September Liftoff
International Launch Services (ILS) will orbit the AsiaSat 5 satellite in the July-September quarter, ILS announced. Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) signed a contract with ILS to launch the […]
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Business/Financial
Ariane 5 Launch Postponed; Would Launch Two Spacecraft
Arianespace postponed launching an Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket that is to carry the Herschel space telescope and Planck observatory to space, the company and the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
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Business/Financial
ILS To Launch ViaSat-1 Bird On Proton Lifter In 2011
International Launch Services (ILS) will launch the ViaSat-1satellite on an ILS Proton rocket, under a new contract, ILS announced. Space Systems Loral is building the ViaSat satellite, which is to […]
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InternationalSpace Shuttle Discovery Blazes Off On Mission To Attach Last Major Section To International Space Station
Fuel Line Problems Finally Yield To Probe By Experts; Shuttle Flight Is Safe With No Foam Insulation Problems Seen Discovery Set To Reenter, Land On March 28 And we have […]