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Russia’s satellite sector is promising, but not when it comes to manufacturing telecom satellites. Teal said in its recent report on the geostationary satellite market that as many as 176...

There is no guarantee of safety in space flight, because risks exist and will continue to confront travelers who venture beyond Earth, an astronaut said. But the benefits of penetrating,...

The multi-billion-dollar National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) was saved, at least for now, from potential cancellation when Pentagon leaders provided a series of certifications for the troubled effort....

By Michael Sirak House lawmakers sharply criticized the Department of Defense (DOD), and in particular the Pentagon’s acquisition czar, for failing to provide them with information they say they need...

NASA science and research space programs have been savaged, facing “unprecedented” funding cuts that mean missions are delayed, compromised or canceled, prominent analysts told members of Congress. “The future of...

The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the first Block 1A Standard Missile-3 Kinetic Warhead (SM-3 KW) to Raytheon Co. [RTN]. The SM-3 KW provides a sea-based defensive intercept capability against short-...

Patriot guidance enhanced missiles (GEM) made by Raytheon Co. [RTN] destroyed two incoming short-range ballistic missiles in tests of the Raytheon anti-ballistic-missile (ABM) system, the company announced. Tests were conducted...

Northrop Grumman Corp., the third-largest defense contractor, called for a multinational effort on some missile defense programs, including a shield against short- and medium- range threats. The company made its...

NASA selected Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] to provide an Atlas V rocket to launch the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in 2009. The Atlas V 541 will lift off from Cape...

Travel beyond the bounds of Earth, such as provided aboard the Space Shuttle, never will be free of danger, but clearly such journeys are measurably safer now than in the...