The new NASA authorization directs the next NASA administrator to deliver a plan for the International Space Station (ISS) “to transition in a step-wise approach.
Spacewalking astronauts advanced efforts to equip the International Space Station (ISS) with a second U.S. segment commercial crew docking port on March 24.
Engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center hot-fire tested an RS-25 developmental rocket engine for the heavy-lift Space Launch System March 23 with an upgraded electronic controller intended to help lift an Orion capsule toward a flight around the Moon.
Russia had another strong year of defense exports in 2016, keeping its second-place spot on the global arms market, although new orders hit a five-year low.
The price of a U.S. Air Force F-35A fell below $100 million for the first time in the latest low-rate initial production lot. But that’s not good enough, the Pentagon says.
With 100 small satellites soon to begin full-up operation as a commercial Earth-observation constellation, Planet has learned a number of valuable lessons.
The dual-payload launch of Brazilian and South Korean communications satellites on an Ariane 5 has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing strikes in French Guiana.
With Leonardo’s North American arm replacing Raytheon as prime, the T-100 bid for the U.S. Air Force’s coveted $16 billion T-X contract will come in at a lower price, according to a top company executive.
A member of Congress is calling for an inquiry into TransDigm's well-known practice of driving up prices on proprietary parts it provides to customers, including some in products for the U.S. Defense Department.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has green-lighted the development of the F4 standard for the Dassault Rafale, thus pushing the fighter’s continuous improvement plan further.
The planned launching of Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station has moved from March 24 to no earlier than March 27.
The director of the Air National Guard says retiring the F-15C/D and replacing it with upgraded F-16s is one option being considered as part of the fiscal 2019 planning process that started last fall.
NASA is prepped to lay the groundwork for the installation of the second of two U.S. International Space Station commercial docking ports with a series of spacewalks.
