Month: April 2009

The Director of National Intelligence, with the Department of Defense (DOD), may acquire a new generation of electro-optical satellites that would cost billions of dollars, with the work likely going...

A powerful House committee chairman blasted NASA for awarding a new $1 billion-plus contract for the Space Communications Networks Services (SCNS) despite the committee asking NASA to delay the award...

NASA gave Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] a $58 million, one-year contract change to provide safety and mission assurance at Johnson Space Center in Houston. SAIC will ensure safety, reliability,...

Intelsat Ltd. sold capacity on its IS-14 satellite to Juch-Tech Inc. That will help Juch-Tech bolster its LinkStar service to Africa. Juch-Tech signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat for capacity...

The European GOCE spacecraft will use electric engines to provide critical thrust needed to keep it from toppling out of orbit and plunging to Earth. Those T5 ion thrusters are...

Mike Stolarik is the new president and CEO of QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of the British firm that provides IT and engineering. He succeeds Rob Topping who is moving...

NASA’s newest module for the International Space Station will get a new name tomorrow night, to be announced on the Comedy Central routine, "The Colbert Report." Announcing the name for...

A Chinese firm stands indicted for allegedly aiding Iran in its drive to advance its nuclear and ballistic missiles development programs, according to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Li Fanwei...

The first mirror segment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) pass its initial series of cryogenic, or super-cold, tests at Marshall Space Flight Center, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced....

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] rolled out the new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system launcher and fire control and communications unit today. The ceremony in Camden, Ark., marked...