Government/Military

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space, NASA announced. Built at Goddard Space Flight Center in...

With the presidential election looming just a week from tomorrow, missile defense programs may face tighter financial times no matter whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic White House...

It’s low mileage, it provides a comfortable set of wheels for occupants, but it only goes 6 mph. And where this ride will go on off-road trips is truly out...

While Democrats may be tempted to cut defense spending and redirect funds to programs propping up a weakened economy, it would be a disastrous mistake to slash funding for ballistic...

The International Space Station, an amazing sky laboratory, will celebrate its 10th anniversary Nov. 20. Built 210 miles above the ground while traveling at 17,500 miles an hour, the space...

Space Shuttle Endeavour was carried from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for a nighttime launch at 7:55 p.m. ET Nov. 14 on...

The AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program completed a Milestone C review and received approval for entry into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] announced. Sean...

Computer models show the Ares I rocket — being developed to launch the next-generation Orion U.S. spaceship — could come to grief at liftoff, an Orlando Sentinel report said. Models...

A U.S. spaceship early this month raced just 125 miles above the planet closest to the sun, Mercury, and came away with a treasure trove of 1,200 pictures. The fleet-footed...

[Satellite Today 10-24-08] Aerojet, a subsidiary of GenCorp, received a contract to provide propulsion systems for a NASA mission to study the Earth’s radiation belts, Aerojet announced Oct. 24.    ...