Space & Missile Defense Report

ViviSat, a joint venture between aerospace companies ATK [ATK] and U.S. Space LLC, is offering governments and private industry a free-flying satellite “jetpack” to extend the service life of commercial […]

Meeting an ambitious agenda to create a NATO missile defense system set in Lisbon 18 months ago, the alliance now has declared the system a reality. “We are pleased today […]

Defense Department researchers recently said they made a giant leap toward increasing satellite throughput by successfully transmitting an unprecedented 1.3 gigabit per second (Gbps) carrier signal via the Wideband Global […]

The Air Force is soliciting proposals from industry for its Orbital/Suborbital launch services program (OSP-3), according to a notice listed on Federal Business Opportunities. The OSP-3 solicitation seeks to competitively […]

Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean yesterday at around 11:42 a.m. EST, according to a company statement. The vehicle will now be recovered by boats […]

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday opened the hatch to Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft, according to a company statement. Astronauts have also begun unloading more […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it received the core structure for the Air Force’s fourth Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4). The structure was delivered to Lockheed Martin’s Mississippi […]