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The United States might move ahead with more confidence to reduce the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal if the nation had a robust operational missile defense system in […]

Updated — May 21, 2009 – 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 + Mission: STS-127 […]

Islamabad May Be Moving To Create Thermonuclear Weapon Unneeded Pakistani Nuclear Actions May Fuel Arms Race With India Pakistan expanded a nuclear materials production site, apparently to upgrade its arsenal […]

The Air Force gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $1.487 billion cost plus fixed fee contract to provide the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite. Lockheed also […]

India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile China has provided missile manufacturing facilities and expertise to Pakistan, and is the largest defense supplier to Islamabad, a military analyst said. However, long-standing links between […]

South Korea may purchase Standard Missile (SM) gear through the Foreign Military Sale program, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. It notified Congress of a possible sale to Korea of […]

NASA gave three companies contracts for liquid nitrogen, or LN2, and liquid oxygen, or LOX. The firms will supply six NASA facilities supporting activities for the Space Operations Mission Directorate […]

First Meeting Scheduled; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle On Agenda NASA today announced the members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee that will review NASA programs, including […]

NASA gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $29 million follow-on contract to help design air traffic management and other items in the Airspace Concept Evaluation System (ACES). This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee […]

Bolden Commands Wide Support In Congress, But Conflicts Issue Remains How Will Bolden As Administrator Work With Norm Augustine Panel? Support voiced by leading members of Congress and influential outsiders […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] up to $30 million for Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) long-lead purchases. They will facilitate later low rate initial production. SLAMRAAM is […]

A sensor on the Aqua satellite measures the health of phytoplankton in the oceans by checking the amount of florescent red light they emit, NASA reported. The Moderate Resolution Imaging […]

It could cost $42 million or so to take a retired space shuttle and display it in a museum or other forum, according to John Shannon, space shuttle program manager. […]

The debate over climate change continues to rage, with some arguing that forecasted growth in the population will place strains on the supplies of fuel and food, triggering an increase […]

The Mars rover to be launched in 2011 will be called Curiosity. A NASA panel selected the name following a nationwide student contest that attracted more than 9,000 proposals via […]

A Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] subsidiary settled a patent infringement lawsuit. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed, except that the Lockheed unit, Savi Technology, Inc., termed it "favorable." Savi contended […]

Crew Rehearsal For Flight Delayed Two Days; Weather Might Mandate One-Month Delay In Endeavour Launch From Kennedy Space Shuttle Endeavour yesterday rolled from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center […]

Hubble Space Telescope Mission A Huge Success; Orbiting Observatory Now Better Than Ever With New Sensors Space Shuttle Atlantis is headed for Kennedy Space Center, riding atop a Boeing 747 […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gained $37.3 million in a trade secrets lawsuit against L-3 Communications Corp. [LLL] and its unit L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Inc. That suit was aired in […]

The latest variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) completed its seventh test flight, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. During the March 19 test, the AIM-120D AMRAAM was fired from […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Sirius XM could capitalize on the censorship policies of major retail outlets such as WalMart, according to Satellite Standard Group analyst, Tyler Savery.     “Some of the […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Up to 12 percent of DSL broadband subscribers will transfer to fixed WiMAX connections within five years, according a report from analyst firm Juniper Research, released May […]

This is a special issue of Space & Missile Defense Report, containing breaking news in a week filled with major events. As we do each year, we shall observe the […]

Iran showed continued advancement in its missile development program by launching a 1,200-mile-range solid-fueled rocket, the International Herald Tribune reported. That Sejil-2 missile has sufficient range to strike Israel, or […]

The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system program, which President Obama proposes to eliminate, will be wound down in a way that will permit it to be restarted later, […]

Updated — May 21, 2009 – 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 + Mission: STS-127 […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] phase 1 of the $37-million Terahertz (THz) Electronics contract, the company announced. That will support military and space […]

International Space Station crew members on Expedition 19 drank recycled urine provided by a recycling and purifying machine, and lived to tell the tale. Recycling urine, sweat and other human […]

One of NASA’s two Mars rovers has recorded a compelling saga of environmental changes that occurred over billions of years at a Martian crater. The Mars rover, Opportunity, surveyed the […]

Concern Voiced In Hearings An array of Department of Defense space procurement programs suffers multiple problems, including soaring costs, lengthy delays and increased risks, with some satellite systems now having […]