The U.S. Navy Department’s top acquisition official hailed a recent decision by Congress to go along with creating a separate defense spending account for future nuclear-tipped missile submarines.
The third of five planned Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites was encapsulated into its payload fairing recently, representing one of the final steps in preparation for its upcoming launch, U.S. Navy officials say.
The U.S. Air Force and SpaceX are now targeting midyear for full certification of the launch upstart’s Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket to loft the most precious Pentagon payloads into orbit.
The U.S. and China should expand their military cooperation programs to reduce tension and prevent unwanted clashes on the sea and in the air, the Center for Strategic and International Studies says.
NASA has decided to remove the Hyperspectral Imager for Coastal Oceans from its perch on the outside “porch” of Japan’s Kibo module, ending its mission after five years because of a flight computer problem.
India is getting ready to loft its fourth navigation satellite in March as part of an ongoing initiative to create the country’s own navigation system.
General Electric’s Passport engine is entering the final phases of certification for Bombardier’s Global 7000/8000 long-range business aircraft, the first versions of which are set to enter service next year.
The so-called Seed team, selected by popular vote in December from a field of 35 university proposals, seeks to germinate the first terrestrial plants on Mars.
The U.S. Department of Defense and Japanese Ministry of Defense recently announced the deployment of a second Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) radar in Japan to Kyogamisaki to enhance sensor coverage for ballistic missile defense of Japan and the U.S. homeland.
Canadian helicopter engineering firm Eagle Copters has certified its modification to fit Honeywell’s HTS900 turboshaft engine into the Bell 407 single-engined helicopter.
It’s physically impossible to make all 6,000 mi. of U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada absolutely secure without 55,000 more border agents and $97 billion more funding, U.S. Border Patrol leaders said Jan. 6. But effective security can be achieved through systemic risk analysis, they added.
The U.S. needs more consistency in the message it is broadcasting about its Asia-Pacific rebalance, regional experts for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) say.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has slipped the launch of its fifth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station to Jan. 9 at the earliest.
India plans to carry out a test flight of its reusable rocket launcher in March, in what could be a first step toward affordable access to space technology.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has slipped the launch of its fifth commercial resupply services mission to the international space station to Jan. 9 at the earliest following an issue with a thrust vector control actuator which stopped the countdown seconds before liftoff on Jan 6 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES has $6m Phase 1 contract from Darpa for the Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (Alias) pro- gram. Alias is aimed at inserting automation into existing aircraft to cut crew requirements for military and civilian aircraft. ORBCOMM INC. completed acquisition of SKYWAVE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS on Jan. 1.
The U.S. Congress returns to work this week, though neither chamber’s armed services committee has scheduled any public hearings. But on Wednesday, Sean Stackley, the U.S.
"GAO disagreed with Sierra Nevada’s arguments about NASA’s evaluation, and found no undue emphasis on NASA’s consideration of each offeror’s proposed schedule, and likelihood to achieve crew transportation system certification not later than 2017," the congressional auditors said.
The SpaceX Dragon capsule scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as early as Tuesday morning carries student experiments and nanosatellites replacing some of those lost on the launch failure of an Orbital Science Corp. Antares/Cygnus cargo last October.
