Government/Military

 [Satellite Today 01-13-09] ViaSat has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army, through prime contractor Globecomm Systems Inc., to modify the Joint-Internet Protocol Modem to enable it to operate...

Iran is attempting to build a nuclear weapon that could ignite an atomic arms race raging across the Middle East, President-elect Obama warned. He also said Iran sponsors terrorist organizations...

NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said last week he has thus far received no word, either way, on whether President-elect Obama will ask him to remain at the helm of the...

NASA issued a request for proposal for the huge Ares V rocket that will hoist payloads to space needed for astronauts to return to the moon and establish a permanent...

Recommendation Comes As Some Urge Dumping Ares I NASA Rocket For EELV Military Lifter AIA Says Studying Shift To EELV Worthwhile, But AIA Doesn’t Recommend That Change It would be...

A Valedictory: NASA Administrator Mike Griffin Sums Up Challenges, Opportunities Facing Space Agency NASA Can Create ‘New Options For Our Grandchildren’s Grandchildren, Or Leave That Privilege To Others’ NASA Administrator...

The planned Tactical Satellite-3 launch set for later this month will be postponed because an avionics component malfunctioned, the Air Force announced. Earlier, the launch had been set for last...

The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) began cold-launch system testing essential for mobile, global and flexible missile defense, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. A key part of this system — the...

Updated — January 9, 2009 – 8:15 a.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 4 Mission:NOAA-N Prime Launch...

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] A team led by Raytheon Co. has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation GPS control segment (GPS OCX),...