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Israel has a right to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike on Iran if it launches a nuclear attack on Israel, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said. "If they’re attacked by a...

Russia and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to discuss jointly developing a manned spacecraft, in talks during the Berlin air show this week, according to Russian news agency...

This is the tape-recorded transcript of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, speaking unexpectedly and extemporaneously, and then the scheduled speaker, Sen. Bill Nelson (D- Fla.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science...

Phoenix Negotiates Breathtaking Entry And Descent, Lands Safely On Mars In Frigid Northern Realm Spacecraft Has Just Months To Examine Water Ice, Key To Human Habitation On Mars; Search For...

NASA Gives Virginia Firm $1.56 Billion Contract For Security NASA gave Coastal International Security, Inc. of Lorton, Va., an up-to $1.56 billion contract for protective services, the agency announced. Coastal...

The Boeing Co. [BA] plans to lay off about 750 employees in Southern California because of a downturn in its satellite assembly and integration business, the company announced. But some...

The United States should negotiate a free trade deal with Taiwan to demonstrate American support of democracies, despite the inevitable anger that would arouse in the nearby communist Chinese dictatorship....

The Next-Generation Global Positioning System — Ground Control Segment (GPS-OCX) has completed both its integrated baseline review and its system requirements review, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. That integrated baseline...

The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) operational pathfinder seeker for the carrier vehicle was calibrated, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Calibration was performed in the Space Dynamics Laboratory at North Logan,...

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08]  Thalys high-speed train passengers traveling between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne is now using a combination of satellite and wireless data technology, the European Space Agency...