Insight into the smaller players in the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program was provided at the AHS International Forum 74 convention.
The contracts to study a sovereign UK satellite-based navigation system would follow the European Commission’s plan to prevent British suppliers from working on the Galileo in light of the UK’s impending exit from the European Union.
The commercial space sector is to play a significant operational role in future human low Earth orbit activities, as direct NASA funding of the ISS is to come to a close by 2025.
The launch of Orbital ATK’s ninth NASA-contracted re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Wallops Island Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore has been re-set to May 21 at 4:39 a.m. EDT, a day’s delay, to accommodate additional pre-launch inspections and an improved weather outlook.
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Dynetics' Gremlins contract, for which Kratos is a leading supplier of the aircraft, is one of many UAV or drone target businesses that Kratos expects to help drive strong financial performance this year.
Chinese state space industry group Casc will develop a space launcher with a reusable first stage, basing the program on its forthcoming Long March 8 rocket.
Rafael intends to offer advanced air defense systems to Romania after the Israeli company signed a joint-venture agreement with Bucharest-based Romaero.
Maxar Technologies has indicated that the geostationary sat market may be looking up relatively, but the company will continue related cost-cutting efforts.
NASA’s human space exploration and planetary science initiatives fare especially well in a full U.S. House panel's budget markup, legislation passed May 17.
A NASA safety panel is optimistic that SpaceX’s plan to fuel its Falcon 9 rockets after astronauts are aboard will meet human spaceflight safety requirements.
