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Celebrating Half A Century Of American Space Flight The American space program, celebrating its half-century mark, has given birth to a vibrant, expanding economy worth $180 billion in 2005, an...

Calling reliance on Russia to launch U.S. crews into space "very dangerous," Rep. David Weldon (R-Fla.) is working on legislation that would shorten the time that astronauts would need a...

Google Inc. will provide the money for a $20 million prize to any non-governmental effort that places a rover on the moon which then performs certain duties, and as well...

Arianespace To Launch Four Satellites For Astrium Astrium selected Arianespace to launch four satellites of the space segment of the ELISA demonstrator, Arianespace announced.. The satellites will be placed in...

ATK Won’t Protest NASA Awarding Ares I Upper Stage Contract To Boeing Alliant Techsystems [ATK] won’t protest NASA giving the contract for a key next-generation U.S. spaceship component to The...

The Mars exploration rover Opportunity cautiously ventured hardly any way down a slope leading to the floor of the Martian Victoria Crater, then backed out to check wheel slippage. NASA...

The Northrop Grumman Foundation launched 55 Maryland teachers into weightlessness as part of as part of its Weightless Flights of Discovery program. Foundation leaders hope to inspire and prepare the...

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] unveiled the Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) system, developed with company funding, to defeat targets close to civilian assets and friendly forces due to its precise...

[09-14-07 – Satellite Today]  AeroAstro has won two contracts to provide communications equipment to NASA and another unnamed U.S. government agency, the company announced Sept. 12. AeroAstro, a business unit...

[09-14-07 – Satellite Today] Lunar Orbit Explorer Kaguya was launched successfully at 10:31 a.m. Japan Standard Time,      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Sept....