All articles by Gayle Putrich – Page 4
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NewsUSAF welcomes home X-37B space plane
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating the performance and condition of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-1), the reusable space plane that lifted off in April...
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Discovery launch pushed back again, now looking to February
With NASA engineers still unable to determine the cause of cracks on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, the launch has been pushed back to 3 February...
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NewsUSMC splits unmanned cargo resupply contract
Rivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing will both provide unmanned cargo resupply services to the US Marine Corps under a split $75 million fixed-price contract...
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NewsSpaceX, NASA plan Falcon 9/Dragon launch for 7 December
Plans are in place for SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 demonstrator in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme on 7 December from...
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NewsDiscovery launch will wait until December
The final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery will take place no earlier than 3 December. Weather permitting, the launch - originally set for...
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NewsAurora unveils Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has unveiled its Orion UAS, which will undergo a five-day flight for the US Air Force Research Laboratory ...
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NewsPhantom Ray completes low-speed taxis
Boeing's Phantom Ray UAV has performed low-speed taxi tests at Lambert International Airport in St Louis ...
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Space Shuttle special: waiting for Discovery
Rescheduling a Space Shuttle launch is not an easy task as NASA has only a limited number of opportunities
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CUTAWAY: As shuttle programme fades away, what comes next for manned spaceflight?
Uncertain funding and constantly changing schedules are clouding the future of the US space programme
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NewsSpace Shuttle special report: One big step
Even before the Apollo space programme of the 1960s put a man on the Moon, a fledgling NASA was conceptualising a reusable spacecraft for manned flight. Work on the Space Shuttle began in earnest in the 1970s, with the first of four test flights in 1981, followed by operational missions ...
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DARPA explains Falcon HTV-2 flight failure
DARPA has revealed why the Falcon HTV-2's maiden flight ended in the aircraft self-destructing ...
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NASA faces scheduling headaches in Shuttle launch
After a week's worth of aborted attempts to send the Space Shuttle Discovery on its way to the International Space Station, NASA now says the earliest it will launch is 30 November
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NewsNASA postpones Discovery launch until 30 November
NASA will not attempt to launch the space shuttle Discovery until 30 November at the earliest, the US space agency says, after a week of aborted attempts...
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NewsFire Scout, back in the air, makes 2011 plans
Northrop's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has returned to flight, and passed the programme's 1,000h test mark ...
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NewsDiscovery launch now on rain delay
This time, NASA can blame it on the rain. The launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed yet again, this time because of foul weather in southern...
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NewsShuttle Discovery's final flight delayed
The shuttle launch originally scheduled for 1 November has been pushed back by one day due to helium and nitrogen leaks on space shuttle Discovery, NASA...
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Saab grows Skeldar VTOL line
If all goes well as 2010 winds down, Saab will sign on the first customer for its Skeldar vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle ...
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AeroVironment offers US Army 'family' of unmanned systems
With the US Army shifting operations from Iraq to Afghanistan, the demand for small unmanned air vehicles is moving into higher gear as well. The army...
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Raytheon tests new UAV weapon
Raytheon is pressing ahead with unmanned air vehicle weaponisation after successful flight-tests with its Small Tactical Munition design ...
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NewsGlobal Observer starts switch to hydrogen power
AeroVironment has completed the initial round of flight testing of Global Observer under battery power and installed the hydrogen-fueled generator and liquid...