All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 20
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NewsSpaceX launch to space station slips further
The scheduled launch date for SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, meant to launch the company's Dragon spacecraft to become the first commercial craft to dock with...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Global challenges require domestic solutions for space sustainability
Though many nations recognise the need to coordinate to solve collective problems in space, there is little consensus on how to approach them, say international...
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NewsLockheed unveils gravity bomb for UAV
The US Army has confirmed successful the 28 March demonstration of a previously-undisclosed bomb from an AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned air vehicle (UAV) at Dugway...
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NewsCommercial crew development teams complete wind tunnel tests
Two of the four teams contracted under the second phase of NASA's commercial crew development (CCDev) have completed wind tunnel tests of their designs. This triggers payments to both teams under the milestone-based deals.
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NewsSpaceX test fires engine
SpaceX has delayed an important engine test on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), just one week before the rocket is due to launch the...
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NewsOrbital Sciences development costs increase
Documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that Orbital Sciences' development costs for the Antares rocket are estimated...
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NewsNorthrop CEO welcomes FAA regulation of unmanned aircraft
Northrop Grumman chief executive officer Wes Bush, speaking in Washington, DC, called regulatory participation 'indispensible' for integrating unmanned air...
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NewsCommercial space companies complete wind tunnel testing
Two of the four teams given awards under the second phase of commercial crew development (CCDev II) have announced completing wind tunnel testing. Both teams...
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NewsUS House committee presses air force on Global Hawk
The House Armed Services Committee has made the first move to reverse the US Air Force's controversial decision to retire the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global...
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NewsCongress to appropriate $500m for commercial crew
Congress will likely appropriate around $500 million for NASA's commercial crew programme, well short of the $830 million in the Obama administration's FY2013...
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NewsSpaceX launch to space station delayed
SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule, the first privately-owned capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), for...
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NewsIndustry group resurrects 6,000kN F-1 engine for NASA proposal
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Dynetics have announced a resurrected F-1 engine as their entry into the advanced booster engineering demonstration and/or...
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USAF looks to control costs of space operations
The US Air Force space command is looking for ways to battle budget cuts by using smaller satellites, fee-for-service communications and partnering with...
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DoD recommends lifting ITAR controls on space industry
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has recommended some US-built satellites and components should be transferred from the US Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL), allowing greater export flexibility.
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DoD report recommends ending blanket satellite export ban
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released a long-awaited report on satellite export controls, recommending that some US-built satellites and components...
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NewsDelay likely for next-generation GPS launch
Lockheed Martin, contracted to build the third-generation global positioning system (GPS) satellites, expects the launch date of the first GPS III satellite...
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NewsNASA, US Air Force to study joint rocket engine
NASA will partner with the US Air Force (USAF) to study next-generation upper stage propulsion, formalizing the agencies joint interests in a new upper stage...
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NewsGeorgia flies first domestically-built drone
The central Asian nation of Georgia has flown its first domestically-produced unmanned air vehicle (UAV) from a military base outside Tbilisi, the national...
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NewsFire Scout flights suspended due to crashes
After two incidents resulting in crashes, Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations are on an 'operational pause' for the indefinite future ...
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Hydrogen-powered Scan Eagle flies
The first Insitu Scan Eagle has flown powered by a hydrogen fuel cell instead of traditional fossil fuel, successfully completing a 2h flight.