Month: May 2006

North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile capable of striking targets in North America, according to Japanese news reports. However, the launch from a site in northeastern...

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed a static test fire of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology-demonstrator motor at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Northrop principal teammate Alliant Tech...

Lockheed Martin Corp. completed development of software for the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Interim Operations satellite program of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced. SBIRS, an infrared...

A Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] imager will be launched Wednesday on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-N spacecraft. The launch will occur from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,...

Raytheon Co. [RTN] developed a design process that cuts costs for space customers, the company said. This involves a patented software tool called TopAct that enables space hardware manufacturers to...

There are about 30 million U.S. households currently using broadband, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, this news is bringing no joy...

Tandberg Television CEO Eric Cooney believes direct-to-home (DTH) operators are faced with difficult decisions when looking at making the transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG- 4. With DTH players leading the...

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), the continental defense industry titan, managed to break even in its space enterprises during January through March, besting the Euro6 million (US$7.7 million)...

Raytheon Co. [RTN] and Rafael won an Israeli contract to produce a cheap shield for Israel against short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) threats, Raytheon briefers announced last week. “Earlier this week...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for a launch July 1, according to NASA. Discovery has a window of July 1 to July 19 to lift off from the Kennedy...