A new report by the Pentagon’s watchdog office has concluded the Defense Department could ask TransDigm Group for payback of almost $21 million in alleged excess profit, although the company indicated it was less inclined to do so than the last time the issue arose.
The health of astronauts assigned to future long-running, deep-space exploration missions is among the areas of scientific study and technology development slated for launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 24th NASA resupply mission.
Defense industry representatives are pressing for more clear guidance on COVID-19 vaccine requirements, as the Pentagon has paused enforcement of the White House’s requirement for industry workers to get the jab after a Georgia court issued a nationwide injunction.
Romania wants to acquire up to 32 of the Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BMs that Oslo has up for sale as it introduces the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Next year could see maiden launches of the Ariane 6 and Blue Origin's New Glenn follow the first orbital flight of SpaceX's Starship launcher, which is set for liftoff in January or February.
Boeing has decided to replace the service module that displayed multiple oxidizer isolation valve malfunctions while assigned to Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), the second attempt by the company at an uncrewed CST-100 Starliner orbital flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA’s small satellite Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) could provide a welcome, low-cost 2021 leap ahead in the agency’s efforts to return human explorers to the Moon.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and the U.S. Air Force recently finished a series of captive flight tests of upgraded Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, with guided live fire testing planned for 2022.
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit has narrowed the competition down to 11 companies for its challenge to identify potential high-speed vertical takeoff and landing concepts for special operation missions.
Roscosmos Space Corp. launched a Proton-M heavy rocket with two Russian communication satellites from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan at 7:07 a.m. on Dec. 13.
The Space Development Agency has taken the first step toward creating a persistent defensive system against hypersonic maneuvering and ballistic missiles at the regional level by 2024.
The six-seater New Shepard—flying with a full cabin for the first time—lifted off from Blue Origin’s spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, at 9 a.m. local time.
An additional friction stir welding facility in Thales Alenia Space’s Turin factory is helping meet increased demand from space station operators for pressurized modules.
