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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin visited China, meeting with leaders of the Chinese space program and others. Griffin said China has impressive capabilities in space programs, adding that Chinese space personnel...

NASA extended a previous contract action with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle. The...

The Air Force and The Boeing Co. [BA] recently conducted the world’s first firing of a laser using recycled fuel at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate, Boeing...

Missile defense funding accounts for only a minuscule fraction of total federal spending, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) stated. While MDAA expressed gratitude to President Bush and Congress for...

A NASA scientist won the Nobel Prize for physics, NASA announced. The Nobel Prize Committee chose NASA scientist and Goddard Fellow John C. Mather to receive the 2006 prize. Mather...

The Optus-D1 telecommunications satellite for Australia’s Optus has been mated to its Ariane 5 launcher in preparation for an Oct. 12 launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace announced. The...

ND Satcom announced Oct. 5 that it has earned a contract for VSAT systems from France VSAT service provider LCDC Telecoms. LCDC will supply end customer Maurel & Prom, an...

Russia and India will share use of Glonass, a 24-satellite navigational and global positioning system, the Russian Federal Space Agency announced Oct. 4. Glonass is designed for military and civilian...

Decarta, a supplier of software platforms and services for the location-based services industry, and Globexplorer, a provider of a commercial library of aerial photos, satellite imagery and geographic maps, have...