Space
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SpaceTests Completed On Separation Motor For Ares I
Engineers finished testing a small solid rocket motor that will help to separate the second stage of the next-generation Ares I rocket from the first stage, NASA announced. That small […]
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Business/FinancialRussia Develops Reusable Rocket Engines Cutting Launch Costs, Lifting 1.5 To 30 Tons; Hydrogen Added To Kerosene-Oxygen
Energomash Science and Production Association has developed a rocket engine with reusable liquid propellant engines that can markedly lower the cost per launch, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. […]
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Homeland Security
Report Says Terrorists Still Seeking Weapons Such As Nuclear Devices, Sees U.S. Efforts To Control Proliferation As Improved But Still Inadequate
A new report finds that seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States still hasn’t mounted an effective effort to prevent the spread of nuclear and other catastrophic […]
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Homeland Security
Book Sees U.S. Concerns That Terrorists Will Wield Nukes As ‘Hype, Rhetoric, Sensationalism,’ Urges Rejecting Fear
A new book argues that worries about terrorists gaining possession of nuclear weapons is hype, media fear-mongering and sensationalism. The book titled "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" was authored by Brian […]
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Air ForceAir Force Wants Expedited Recertification of AEHF Satellite System
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite […]
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Business/Financial
Launches
Progress Docking At Space Station Delayed As Hurricane Ike Closes Johnson Russia launched a Progress freighter spaceship as scheduled, but then found it couldn’t dock the Progress with the International […]
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CongressNASA Increases Use Of Temporary Employees, GAO Report Finds
NASA has increased its use of temporary hirings, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress stated. Since NASA was given the power to appoint employees to positions for limited […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Disappointed With Potential Congressional Cut In Funds For KEI Missile Defense
In Talks With Navy, Raytheon Suggests Making New Zumwalt Destroyers Missile Defense Ships Raytheon Co. [RTN] is disappointed that lawmakers in Congress may cut funding needed to develop the Kinetic […]
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Business/Financial
Ares I Rocket Passes Preliminary Design Review; Some Issues Still To Be Addressed After Review; Critical Design Review Next For Rocket System
Orion November Preliminary Design Review Delayed The Ares I rocket that will power the next-generation Orion crew capsule into space passed its preliminary design review (PDR) with only a few […]
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Air Force
Airborne Laser Enters New, Longer-Duration Testing; Budget Cuts Would Harm ABL Development Even As Enemy Missile Threats Continue To Increase
The Airborne Laser last night began more tests of longer duration, according to briefers with The Boeing Co. [BA], Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. While "first […]