The National Intelligence is a modernization of the fleet of satellite imagery
Dennis Blair, the Director of National Intelligence - who coordinates the activities of 16 federal agencies in terms of information - announced Tuesday 7 April a plan to modernize imaging for U.S. reconnaissance satellites.
The strategy is to design a line of "spy satellites" next-generation managed by the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office) to be operational by the end of the next decade while carefully controlling costs and development time. This program replace the "Future Imagery Architecture, which had to be canceled in 2005 after huge cost overruns and deadlines. The control of technological risks andMilitary in Space
Satellite Market Growing
According to a Teal Group study, the commercial communications satellite is beginning to look up.
“Last year marked the second consecutive year of growth in the number of commercial communications satellites launched to geostationary orbit,” says Marco Caceres, Teal Group senior space analyst. “This hasn’t happened in at least the past 20 [...]
Dateline June 29, 2006: Space News from the Internet
Boeing launched it first Delta IV
NASA/Military
Get the best view of the Space Shuttle Discovery, on Saturday July 1st as NASA suggests off-site viewing sites for launch
SETS-121 Astronaut Crew Arrive at NASA Spaceport
Boeing launched it first Delta IV from the west coast for the NRO.
The countdown has begun for STS-121. The are weather issues, though.
The House [...]
To Our Fallen Military, Thank You
To all those who gave their lives to protect our right to argue, complain, plan, and dream, thank you.
To all those soldiers who gave their lives to forward the cause of space and to fire our imagination, thank you.
SpaceX Falcon I Launch Delayed 24 hours
This from Elon:
Falcon 1 Launch Delayed by Army Range
In order to facilitate preparations for a missile defense launch, the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has bumped the SpaceX Falcon 1 maiden flight from its officially scheduled launch date of 1 p.m. California time (9 p.m. GMT) on November 25. The new launch time [...]
