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Stephen Hawking: The Costs Of Space Exploration Are Steep, But They Are Well Worth It John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut, questioned a major portion of President Bush’s vision for...

Iran refused to abandon its illicit nuclear materials production program, with an obstinate statement issued by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the International Herald Tribune. Fears that Iran might...

The United States hasn’t frozen sales of arms to Taiwan, but rather American officials are taking time to review the planned sale, according to a senior Taiwanese official. There is...

Thousands of job losses stemming from the space shuttle fleet retirement, long feared, are about to begin. Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced that this fall it will begin workforce reductions...

The current Navy program to convert 18 cruisers and destroyers to the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability, which will be completed by the end of this year, will have...

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Astrium announced that it expects the THailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS) will be launched August 6 on board a Dnepr rocket from the Yasny launch site in...

NASA policymakers met with leaders of foreign space agencies to mull the shape of a network of science stations that might be placed on the moon. Leaders of nine space...

[Satellite News 08-04-08] EMS Technologies, Inc. (EMS) announced that it is expanding its previously announced share repurchase program to include market acquisitions in brokered transactions. The expanded program also includes...

Another Major Loss For SpaceX As Falcon 1 Suffers Separation Failure During Ascent Space X Still Has More Missions Planned, And It Remains Set To Provide Commercial Transport Services To...

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a long-term capacity agreement with the World Fashion Channel (WFC), the company said August 1. WFC has entered into a long-term...