Author: Staff Writer

The U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system is able to provide protection for allies such as Japan and South Korea, but the missile shield needs substantially more funding, a prominent...

President Bush vowed to increase cooperation with allied nations on ballistic missile defense. In a Rose Garden news conference at the White House Wednesday, Bush said the United States will...

The European Union approved Oct. 12 a step that enables the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Supervisory Authority to complete the development phase of the Galileo program. By a...

As NASA moves to realize President Bush’s vision for space exploration, other NASA programs may be harmed, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). On the one...

Intermap Technologies Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Intermap Technologies GmbH, received a contract from an international client for geospatial data valued at $3.7 million. Under the agreement, Intermap will process...

A new version of the National Space Policy, the first in a decade, says the United States must have both defense and peaceful use of outer space, and also the...

Eagle Broadband Inc. announced Oct. 12 that one of its largest resellers and a supplier for the federal government has purchased five units of Eagle’s Satmax advanced satellite-communications technology. The...

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the selection of Joyce L. Winterton as the new assistant administrator for education, effective today. Winterton succeeds John M. Hairston, Jr., who has...

Crosley Radio, a manufacturer of vintage consumer electronics, has incorporated XM Satellite Radio into its latest tabletop receiver, the Explorer I. In an Oct. 10 announcement, Crosley, a division of...

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a contract to provide heavy anti-tank, precision assault missiles for the military, a pact worth an initial $163.2 million that contains a potential five...