Space

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine, the company announced. That test, at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor, […]

United States May Be About To Repeat Past Mistakes: Stopping A Program Just As It Is About To Prove It Works Time Is Running Out For Providing $2 Billion To […]

Updated — March 13, 2009 – 9:45 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: * Mission: STS-119 Launch Vehicle: […]

NASA At 50 Isn’t Adrift; Rather, NASA Still Has Purpose, Relevance, Gerstenmaier Says He Is Asked About Obama Comment A senior NASA official last night rejected the idea that the […]

The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106.5 million contract change to procure 280 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) unitary Air-to-Ground (AGM)-154C-1s, with a moving target/surface warfare capability. That contract also […]

President Obama said NASA suffers from "drift," adding that NASA must have "a new mission that is appropriate for the 21st century," the Orlando Sentinel reported. He also will appoint […]

NASA awarded a contract worth up to $58 million for administrative support services at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The deal went to REDE/Critique NSS, Joint Venture, of New Orleans. […]

Updated — March 6, 2009 – 12:10 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: March 6 Mission: Kepler Launch […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] an $11.4 million contract to support Patriot missile defense facilities this year. The Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the […]

Discovery Launch A Day Earlier Than Expected; NASA Likely Can Execute Its Five Planned Space Shuttle Missions This Year, On Schedule Satellites Colliding Raise Risk Of Catastrophic Damage To Space […]