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But NASA Says Orion Still Flies In 2015 NASA altered the Constellation program contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] so that design of the next-generation Orion crew exploration vehicle will...

Two key lawmakers pressed President Bush to increase total funding for NASA, saying the beleaguered space agency simply doesn’t have enough money to do the many, and mightily important, missions...

Costs were not fully estimated for the two ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs designed to destroy enemy missiles early in their ballistic flights, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

NATO nations called for “indivisible security,” agreeing that all members’ national territory must be protected from missile threats. “There is a shared desire that any U.S. system should be complementary...

NASA may cooperate with its U.K. counterpart, the British National Space Centre, in moon exploration activities that could include contribution of hardware for lunar missions, leaders of the agencies explained...

The Skyguard AMOUN system intercepted an unmanned aerial target in a test in Egypt, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. AMOUN, an Egyptian name, protects high value assets such as airports and...

A robotic satellite servicing craft developed by The Boeing Co. [BA] performed well in a test conducted in orbit, the company announced. The Boeing Orbital Express system autonomously transferred propellant...

A Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) component showed that it could work, according to Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC]. TSAT is provided by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Northrop. The team announced...

A contract employee, William A. Phillips, with Jacobs Engineering Group Ltd., entered Building 44 at Johnson Space Center and shot to death David Beverly, a NASA employee, before committing suicide,...

NASA Announces New 12-Month Schedule For Space Shuttle Launches NASA announced a new manifest for space shuttle launches, listing the starting date of the window for each launch for the...