Month: May 2007

North Korea fired several missiles from both its east and west coasts, according to NHK Online Daily News in Japan. The report said Japanese officials termed the weapons short-range missiles,...

NASA awarded Hewlett-Packard [HPQ], or HP, a seven-year contract worth up to $5.6 billion, the space agency announced. HP will provide a wide range of technology for federal government agencies....

NXP Semiconductors will supply its Nexperia PNX9520 processor for Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV service, NXP announced May 22. Sirius Backseat TV service is scheduled to be launched later this year...

John W. Douglass will retire as the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president at the end of the year, AIA announced. Douglass has been a strong defender of and spokesman for...

China Within Months Of Launching Moon Orbiter China is poised to launch a moon orbiter vehicle that likely will lift off sometime in the July-December time frame, perhaps in September,...

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) opened an office in Huntsville, Ala., as more Missile Defense Agency programs and technical work relocate there, APL announced. APL works closely...

Aegis, PAC-3, THAAD Gain The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) cut the Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense (BMD) program and reduced funding for formation of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense...

The Constellation Program to develop a next-generation spacecraft for missions to the moon and Mars completed its half-year-long system requirements review, NASA announced. Constellation will include the Orion crew exploration...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will begin releasing certain Landsat 7 images of the United States via the Web June 4, the agency announced May 25. The images can be...