“We’re couple of weeks away from finishing the telescope,” said Lee Feinberg, the optical telescope element manager, during a press briefing in the balcony overlooking the clean room where the work is taking place.
China has confirmed a schedule for major steps this year in its manned space program, with plans to send astronauts to a second orbital laboratory in preparation for building a space station.
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) X-2 fighter technology demonstrator, formerly called ATD-X, is due to fly in February, testing systems that Japan’s defense technology agency is preparing for a possible future combat aircraft.
Two small satellites developed by engineering students from in-state rivals Texas A&M and the University of Texas were deployed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 29.
The Navy’s Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) began its Government Acceptance Test (GAT) earlier this month on a critical meteorological system.
On Earth and in space, NASA’s nationwide work force paused on Jan. 28 to mark the space agency’s annual Day of Remembrance, a tribute to the 17 astronauts and the families of those who perished in three tragedies.
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are to further develop their competing radars for the Joint Surveillance Target Radar System (JStars) replacement under 18-month contracts to be awarded by the U.S. Air Force.
Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL), a joint venture of Airbus Group and Safran SA, has finalized the design of Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle.
Carrier Strike Group 10, nicknamed IKE CSG, participated in the Fleet Synthetic Training - Group Commander exercise earlier this month in Norfolk, U.S. Navy officials say.
The U.S. Defense Department plans to initiate a launch services procurement this year for at least two “public-private partnerships” that would see the government and private companies share the cost.
The fiscal 2017 defense budget to be released on Feb. 9 will contain few surprises, and is unlikely to address a looming acquisition “bow wave” dominated by Air Force aircraft programs, according to analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Boeing’s more modest expectations for 2016 business and financial results upset Wall Street on Jan. 27, with traders knocking the OEM’s shares down almost 9% in the minutes before the regular close of New York stock markets.
Textron Aviation posted lower revenue but higher profit and business jet deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year, it posted higher revenue and profit.
