XCOR Wins Contract For Operations Demonstrations With New Suborbital Vehicle
Mojave, CA, March 26, 2008 – The Air Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded, pending successful contract negotiations and signature by the Government Contracting Officer, XCOR Aerospace a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to develop and test (more...)SpaceX Wins DOD/OSR Launch Contract
SpaceDev Wins OSR Satellite Contract
SpaceDev has on the won the contract to develop a satellite for the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space Office’s (ORS) Jumpstart Mission. This satellite is planned to be ready in June 2008.
US Hits Spy Satellite
Wednesday Evening, the US Navy was on target to destroy the aging spy satellite that was falling towards the Earth.
China sees it as the beginning of a space arms race. I would argue there are a lot of differences between the US destruction of its satellite and Chinas hit on an old weather satellite January [...]
“Astrospies” premieres February 12 on NOVA
On Tuesday, February 12, NOVA will present the premiere of “Astrospies,” an inside look at the covert space programs that hid in the shadows of the 1960s space race.
Russian-Chinese Present Space-Weapons Treaty to UN
Russian and China have teamed up to present a treaty banning weapons in space to the UN disarmament committee.
Doesn’t the outer space treaty already ban offensive weapons in space? Do we really want to ban defensive weapons with China’s testing anti-satellite weapons last year? I don’t think so. Luckily, the US doesn’t see to interested [...]
Iran Launches Rocket
Iran launched a rocket on Monday designed to carry its first locally-made research satellite in 2009. This is a concern to the US with worries of Iran’s nuclear program and their hatred of Israel and the US.
US Military creates Operationally Responsive Space Office in New Mexico
The United States military has opened a new office for Operationally Responsive Space at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Col Kevin McLaughlin is the director.
The mission of the new office is to develop, test and more rapidly deploy satellites if existing, bigger satellites were attacked or damaged in natural disasters. “There’s a [...]
US Military wants Space Based Interceptors
The US Military has asked congress for $10 million to study the use of space based interceptors to augment the missile defense program.
Lieutenant General Trey Obering, head of the MDA, told the House Armed Services Committee
missile defense “could be greatly enhanced” by adding space-based interceptors.
