Space

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]