For a second time, the International Space Station’s three crewmembers sequestered themselves in the orbiting science lab’s Russian segment this past weekend to help ground teams search for a small air leak.
NASA seeks to spark the growth of commercial low Earth economic activity as well as test out a new toilet customized for future deep-space exploration with the planned launch of the 14th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station.
A new assessment of radar data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter affirms a likely presence of subglacial liquid water with a hyper saline concentration at the Martian south pole.
Impresa Aerospace, a supplier to OEMs and Tier 1 military and commercial aircraft manufacturers, has entered U.S. bankruptcy protection and could be taken over by its predominant private equity owner, Twin Haven Capital Partners, according to a Sept. 24 court filing.
The U.S. Marine Corps is in the middle of an analysis to determine how it will alter its F-35 program of record to comply with the National Defense Strategy, according to a service official.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will launch a pair of upcoming GPS-III satellites on previously flown Falcon 9 rockets, saving taxpayers nearly $53 million and setting the stage for future reuse missions under SpaceX’s Phase 2 National Security Space Launch contract.
Curtiss-Wright plans to buy Pacific Star Communications, a private provider of tactical communications solutions for battlefield network management, for $400 million in cash, the companies announced Sept. 24.
DynCorp International, a provider of military logistics and aviation services to federal agencies, will be acquired by Amentum Holdings in a deal expected to close by year’s end.
In a first-ever assessment of its economic impact, NASA reports its overall exploration, science and technology development activities generated a $64.3 billion benefit in 2019, supporting 312,000 jobs nationwide that contributed an estimated $7 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
A consortium of Airbus Helicopters and rotary-wing operator Heli-Union has been contracted to provide a fleet of helicopters to perform flight testing for the French defense materiel agency, the DGA.
The U.S. Army is preparing for staff talks with the U.S. Air Force next week that will include explaining the results of Project Convergence, a six-week experiment testing key modernization technologies and weapon systems.
NASA’s first attempt to obtain samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth is set to reach a critical stage on Oct. 30 when the Osiris-Rex spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on Bennu.
