Government/Military

NASA wants to have astronauts back on the moon by 2020, and this expensive effort is in addition to everything else the agency has on its plate. A debate is...

The U.K. Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee (STC) is urging the government to take a more proactive approach toward its space policy. The U.K. space sector has “great economic potential,”...

In May, NASA and 13 other space agencies released "The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination,”  which is designed to spur sharing of space exploration-related information. Along with NASA,...

Along with helping save lives in an emergency, satellite systems also can play an essential role in preventing some crises, according to a study by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). A...

The key to reducing delays and increasing safety in the aviation industry lies in the quick adoption of a satellite-based air traffic control system, according to aviation experts. A major...

A few months ago this column predicted an agreement would be reached on a formal European Space Policy in 2007. This prediction came true with a decision reached in Brussels...

When President Bush unveiled his Vision for Space Exploration in early 2004, he declared that the United States would return to the moon, with a series of robotic missions paving...

The U.S. Air Force has issued a July 30 deadline for its final request for proposals for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations System, a program that will...

NASA astronomers using the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite and ground-based telescopes, have discovered the properties of a rare, extremely massive, and young binary star system at sizes dwarfing...

NASA needs a $1.4 billion increase in financial support or it will be sorely underfunded in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, leading contractors stated. As described by sister...