Space

Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Orbital Get DARPA Contracts For Mini-Satellites; Splitting One Satellite Into Parts Would Bolster Survivability Against Anti-Satellite Attacks, And Against Damage Caused By Space Debris Demonstration Of ‘Fractionated’ […]

Brass Don’t Say As Senators Ask Who Built Failed Satellite Whodunit? Senators asked at a hearing which company or firms built that U.S. intelligence satellite that failed completely just after […]

By Geoff Fein Last month’s missile shot at a wayward spy satellite not only demonstrated the capability of the technologies to conduct such an effort, but it also showed the […]

NASA gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $47.5 million contract change for external fuel tanks to be mated to space shuttle orbiter vehicles in future missions. Lockheed Martin will make the […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared For Launch March 11 At 2:28 A.M. In Dark, With Flashbulbs Popping For Pics U.S. ASAT Shot Demolishing Errant Intel Satellite Creates Little Increased Chance Space […]

NASA Gives Lockheed $47.5 Million Contract For Space Shuttle Fuel Tanks NASA gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $47.5 million contract change for external fuel tanks to be mated to […]

Gap Between Space Shuttle Fleet Retirement And Orion-Ares Spaceship Costly As Skills Are Lost, And U.S. Becomes Dependent On Russia For Space Transit Florida Senator Asks About Commercial Spaceship Launches […]

The head of NASA and the senator chairing the NASA oversight panel debated at length how to get an otherwise wasted $1.5 billion experiment up to the International Space Station, […]