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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch May Move From Oct. 20 To Oct. 23 Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) may slip from Oct. 20 to Oct....

NASA Issues Request-For-Proposals For Ares I Launcher Work NASA issued a request for proposals for construction of the mobile launcher for Ares I, the rocket that will lift to orbit...

A full-scale model of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system will be on display this week at the 2007 Space and Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition...

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin assessed the odds of space debris crippling spacecraft and killing astronauts, giving numerical substance to the fact that space travel is unsafe. “Our average chance of...

Starting with the landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour from its STS-118 mission, technicians will have a new scanner to check for damage — which, coincidentally, occurred on the Endeavour orbiter...

Loral Space & Communications saw revenues increase by 17 percent in the second quarter, and 22 percent for the first half of the year, the company announced Aug. 8. For...

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has entered into a three-year strategic distribution deal with Sprint’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) to offer continuous wireless connectivity for public safety agencies in situations...

ViaSat Inc., a producer of satellites and digital communication products, reported that its fiscal first-quarter profit fell on flat revenues and higher expenses, the company announced Aug. 8. The Carlsbad,...

India’s cabinet has approved a contract worth up to $67.5 million with Arianespace for launching satellites, according to Aug. 9 published reports out of New Delhi. In June, the Indian...