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By George Friedman http://www.stratfor.com Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The Democrats have dramatically increased their control of...

President-elect Barack Obama said in his victory speech that the United States will defeat those who attempt to tear down the world, while also offering an olive branch to those...

Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center to lift off at 7:55 p.m. ET Friday for the STS-126 Mission to the International Space Station....

Multiple sensors in ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) were linked as they participated in a test, tracking a strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Missile Defense Agency...

A Proton Breeze M rocket lifted a new ASTRA satellite into orbit from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, SES Astra announced. The satellite headed toward a prime orbital position 19.2 degrees...

Updated — November 4, 2008 – 2:40 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 Mission: STS-126 Launch...

NASA Gives Lockheed $667.3 Million To $977 Million Contract NASA gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $667.3 million to $977 million contract affecting hardware and other items needed for human...

The CERES sensor was delivered a week ahead of schedule and on budget for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced....

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a Feb. 4 launch, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Lockheed Martin...

A satellite expected to last four years is still going after five years in orbit, so its replacement won’t have to be launched immediately, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] stated. The...