Space

  • 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 […]

  • Department Of Defense Lacks Funds Required For Adequate Performance

    Department Of Defense Lacks Funds Required For Adequate Performance

    Even before the baby boom generation retires and begins using expensive Social Security and medical programs, the Department of Defense is sorely underfunded, according to a report from The Heritage […]

  • Huge Surge In Sunspots To Begin In March, Peak In 2012

    Huge Surge In Sunspots To Begin In March, Peak In 2012

    A huge surge in highly charged sun spots eruptions could begin in just half a year and persist from next March until a peak in 2012, according to a Wall […]

  • AIA Backs U.S./U.K. Defense Trade Treaty

    AIA Backs U.S./U.K. Defense Trade Treaty

    The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) executive committee urged the Senate to approve the U.S./U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty that would ease controls on trade in defense technology goods between the […]