Space

  • Obering Says $85 Million Cut Won’t Severely Damage European BMD Program

    Obering Says $85 Million Cut Won’t Severely Damage European BMD Program

    Moves in Congress to cut $85 million in funding won’t greatly delay a planned Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) program that would be installed in Europe, Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” […]

  • NASA Finds Weight Savings With Fewer Backup Systems In Next Spaceship

    NASA Finds Weight Savings With Fewer Backup Systems In Next Spaceship

    NASA is shaving weight on the next-generation U.S. spaceship, the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV), by cutting back on backup systems, according to Skip Hatfield, project manager for the CEV […]

  • Launches

    Launches

    Ariane 5 Orbits Intelsat II And Optus D2 Satellites; Further Launches Set An Ariane 5 launched two satellites, Intelsat 11 and Optus D2, marking the fourth dual-payload launch this year […]

  • Launch Schedule

    Launch Schedule

    2007 Oct. 23 + STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability […]

  • Contracts

    Contracts

    Australia Buys Into U.S. WGS System; Boeing May Build An Extra Satellite Australia will buy into the U.S. Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system instead of producing an Aussie-built satellite, meaning […]

  • In the News

    In the News

  • Launches

    Launches

    Discovery Rolls To Launch Pad For Oct. 23 Liftoff Space Shuttle Discovery has settled in at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, as NASA aims for a blastoff Oct. […]

  • Air Force Mulls Path Ahead For Protecting Satellites

    Air Force Mulls Path Ahead For Protecting Satellites

    By Michael Sirak and Dave Ahearn The Air Force continues to grapple with how to protect its on-orbit space assets in the wake of China’s successful test of an anti-satellite […]

  • New Report Says China Builds Military Because U.S. Does So

    New Report Says China Builds Military Because U.S. Does So

    China is expanding its military forces immensely because it wishes to counter a rapid military modernization in U.S. forces, according to a new 582-page report by the Army War College […]

  • Contracts

    Contracts

    NASA Gives Contract Change To European Space Agency NASA has awarded a $27.5 million contract change to the European Space Agency Space Technology Center for further engineering on the International […]