Author: Staff Writer
Government/Military
After Discovery Triumph, NASA Faces Tough Shuttle, ISS Challenges
Emerging from the elation of a first-rank performance in the Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA now faces a sobering series of challenges extending over...
Orbiting Wall Street
XMSR Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings...
Finance
Boeing Lays Out Financial Impact Of Ending Connexion
Boeing Co. warned that it would take a $350 million charge before the end of 2006 if it shuts down its Connexion by Boeing satellite Internet service for aircraft, the...
Space And Missiles Industry Profits Mixed In Second Quarter, Companies Show
The space and missiles industry, including missile defense firms, reported muddied financial results during April through June, compared to those recorded in the three month last year. At Lockheed Martin...
Japan May Adopt Missile Defense, But Leaves Action Vs. North Korea To Americans
Japan should enhance its outlays on a missile defense shield as North Korea belligerently launches missiles, but Japan would leave any military strike on North Korea to U.S. armed forces,...
GAO Says Congress Should Limit Crew Exploration Vehicle Program Outlays
Congress should consider limiting NASA spending on the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) program to nothing beyond the preliminary design review, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated. NASA shouldn’t enter...
General Sees Greater Integration of Missiles, Radar
U.S. armed services, and allied militaries abroad, will see greater integration of missile and missile defense systems, including radars and other sensors, Lt. Gen. Larry Dodgen, commanding general of the...
XM Post Another Loss, Cuts Subscriber Estimates
Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....
NASA Awards Four Constellation Study Contracts
NASA awarded four companies a 90-day study contact to examine long-term ground processing and infrastructure planning for the agency’s Constellation Program, NASA announced July 26. Under the $150,000 contracts, ATK...