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In the Canadian government’s sponsoring its largest-ever spectrum licensing initiative to develop new satellites and increase and improve broadcasting and telecommunications services to Canadian entrepreneurs and consumers, Industry Canada has...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Insulation Problem Fixed A minor heat insulation problem with Space Shuttle Atlantis was fixed, but a significant computer problem with the International Space Station (ISS) for a...

China is acquiring at least 10 types of ballistic missiles in a belligerent buying spree of multiple types of cutting-edge weapons and first-class training that may permit the giant nation...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates didn’t budge from his support for a U.S. ground-based midcourse missile defense (GMD) system being installed in the Czech Republic and Poland, rejecting a...

The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) completed a test firing of the first stage rocket motor, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. KEI contractors have been told to concentrate on development...

The Army is bringing the Joint Common Missile (JCM) program to a formal close, preparing for the launch of a competition for the follow-on program — the Joint Air to...

The Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX) will return to Pearl Harbor for scheduled maintenance and planned system upgrades later this month. Since departing Pearl Harbor last January, the SBX demonstrated...

Two key lawmakers urged the Department of Justice to investigate and possibly prosecute NASA General Counsel Michael Wholley for obstruction of justice and destruction of government records. Rep. Brad Miller...

Delta V Launches Classified Payload In Orbit Despite Problem A United Launch Alliance Delta V rocket launched a classified payload into orbit, despite an anomaly in the upper stage of...

Boeing Poised To Submit TSAT Proposal To Air Force The Boeing Co. [BA] announced it is preparing a proposal for development and production of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT)...