Space

Defense spending cuts in big-ticket procurement programs are inevitable, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned. The Department of Defense can’t continue indefinitely the spending increases of recent years, and Pentagon […]

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) delivered two unmanned target ground vehicles to the Air Force Range Management Office at Luke Air Force Base. Additional unmanned target systems have been installed by […]

By Emelie Rutherford and Dave Ahearn The top Senate defense authorizer said missile defense programs are likely to see budget cuts in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Sen. […]

Updated — January 23, 2009 – 2:45 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 4 Mission:NOAA-N Prime Launch […]

American Moves Underway To Take On Growing Chinese Cyber Threat U.S. forces are being repositioned to counter burgeoning Chinese military power, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the Senate Armed […]

The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $75 million contract extension to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), making a total […]

NASA issued a request for proposals for the Altair lunar lander that will transport astronauts from the next-generation Orion space capsule (crew exploration vehicle) orbiting the moon down to the […]

Arianespace ordered Astrium, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., to produce 35 Ariane 5 heavy lift rockets, the companies announced. The contract, signed at the European Space […]

NASA will launch a satellite that will measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and track down its source, with liftoff on a Taurus XL rocket set for 1:51 a.m. PT […]

The U.S. Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $154 million foreign military sales contract for Taiwan to receive Patriot upgrades, the company announced. That move comes as China continues objecting […]