Space
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Business/FinancialNASA, Bidding To Save Money By Retiring Space Shuttles, Will Face Heretofore Hidden Costs: GAO
NASA, in moving to save money by retiring the space shuttle fleet, will encounter hidden costs and problems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported to congressional committees. The U.S. space […]
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SpaceNASA Taps 10 Science Teams For Studies
NASA awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The […]
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CongressMissile Defense Urgently Needed To Counter Widespread And Rising Ballistic Missile Threat
The next president of the United States has no choice but to continue erecting a multi-layered ballistic missile shield, because the threat posed by potential enemy ballistic missiles has grown […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Breaks Ground On New Wallops Island Facility
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] broke ground on a new facility at Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the first building in Wallops Research Park. The research Park is […]
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Homeland Security
Missile Defense Required To Counter Increasing Threat Posed By China, State Department Study Finds: Report
China poses a rising ballistic missile threat that the United States should counter with improved systems including missile defense capabilities, a draft version of a State Department study concludes, according […]
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InternationalNASA Reaches Age 50 On Wednesday, As China Performs Its First Spacewalk
NASA reaches its 50th anniversary Wednesday, a celebration dampened by the fact that the agency is strapped for funds and facing years of depending on arch-rival Russia to transport American […]
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Homeland Security
Russia Won’t Permit Weapons Inspectors To Tour Its Missile Bases: Report
Russia refused to permit inspectors from the Czech Republic and Poland to enter Russian missile bases, but Moscow is open to having its inspectors tour any missile defense facilities that […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Seeks Weight Reduction, Reuseable Components, And More In Its Constellation Program Hardware For Missions To The Moon And Far Beyond, Briefers Say
NASA needs technology, design and components that will cut weight and costs in Constellation Program systems such as the Orion space capsule and Ares rocket, the next- generation space hardware […]
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Homeland Security
European Space Policy Leaders Urge Coordination Of Space Programs With Defense Needs
The European Space Council urged greater coordination between civil and defense programs. Europeans called for further dialogue on the issue, including the European Space Agency as a participant. The Europeans […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Programs Hit With $410 Million In Authorization Cuts
European Missile Defense Receives $465 Million In Defense Authorization, $246 Million Under Budget Request Congress, rushing to wrap up work for the year ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, […]