Government/Military

Only Possibility Of Blocking Iranian Nukes Is That Israel Might Launch Military Strike European Missile Defense System Would Become Final Bulwark Against Nuclear Iran The United States has failed to […]

The Iranian navy launched a medium-range "sea-to-sea" missile during naval exercises in the Sea of Oman, according to Iranian state radio. That Nasr-2 (Victory-2) weapon was launched from a battleship […]

Missile Defense System Needed Urgently Iran will have an operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "in a couple of years," an analyst predicted, while noting that Iran also is working toward […]

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale resigned from NASA effective Jan. 17, three days before President Bush leaves office and Barack Obama enters the White House. She has served as NASA’s […]

A key member of Congress said that an imminent move by Iran to possess nuclear weapons poses "increasing danger" to the United States, but didn’t mention deploying missile defense systems […]

NASA assigned crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be […]

[Satellite Today 12-5-08] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, has launched a managed network services based on commercial X-band satellites, Arrowhead announced Dec. 5.     To […]

[Satellite Today 12-04-08] Vizada has linked up with Eclipse to offer mobile satellite services to the European military community, the companies announced Dec. 4.      The two partners have begun […]

[Satellite Today 12-03-08] Khrunichev has lost the Kazsat-1 satellite, the head of the Russian national space agency, Talgat Musabayev, announced to Russian press officials Dec. 2.     “The KazSat-1 satellite […]

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Ambient Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) testing was completed on the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Sensor (VIIRS) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), Raytheon Co. announced […]

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] NASA, in coordination with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems to build the satellites for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental […]

Bad Florida Weather Forces Endeavour To Divert To Edwards Air Force Base Fickle Florida weather that forced Space Shuttle Endeavour into a West Coast landing yesterday, a cranky and reluctant […]

While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will […]

President-elect Obama today announced he will retain Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the top Pentagon post, and also said Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Armed […]

The Czech Republic Senate, 40-31, approved a plan for the United States to install a radar on Czech territory as part of the envisioned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Because […]

NASA awarded contracts in response to 382 small-business proposals to meet critical research and technology needs for agency programs and projects. The awards are part of NASA’s Small Business Innovation […]

RS-24 Test-Fired Successfully For Third Time An increasingly bellicose Russia test-launched a sea-based ballistic missile from a submarine, and also readied plans to deploy a land-based nuclear-tipped missile that Russians […]

The Hubble Space Telescope has gained a clear image of two immense stars that until recently were partially obscured, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. Actually, what seems to be […]

Iran Now Has Half The Nuclear Material Required To Produce An Atomic Weapon United Nations inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reached an impasse in their attempts […]

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. [LLL] will repurchase up to $1 billion worth of its stock over the next two years, the company announced. This is the third L-3 repurchase. "This […]

Pre-Solicitation Conference Set For Wednesday At Marshall In Huntsville NASA released a draft request for proposals, or RFP, for Phase I of its Ares V heavy lifter rocket that will […]

The Falcon 9 rocket aced a static fire test that lasted almost three minutes, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced Sunday. That full mission-length firing in a vertical test stand […]

While other nations aggressively expand their space programs, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said the United States will be able to retain its leadership in space, according […]

Hackers in recent years have invaded computers at NASA and other agencies, swiping millions of pages of data, some of it sensitive, according to a news report. Cyber break-ins struck […]

A key sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed one test, and is poised for further tests, prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced today. The […]

The Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) weapon performed well and completed tests for the Royal Australian Air Force, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests were performed at […]

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] A European Space Agency (ESA) Center based in the U.K. moved a step closer to reality with the news that ESA director general Jean-Jacques Dordain and the […]

The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System precision attack missile completed its first guided test flight, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. NLOS is a product of NetFires LLC, a joint venture of Raytheon and […]

[Satellite News 12-01-08] ViaSat has made significant progress in developing its Blue Force Tracking (BFT) upgrade for the U.S. Army, according to Ric Vandermeulen, the company’s director of government broadband. […]

The Royal Netherlands Navy test-launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles from air defense and command frigate (LCF) HMS De Zeven Provincien, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. The exercise, which was the […]