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Goodrich's ORS-1 Satellite Completes its First Year in Space
Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)
Goodrich Corporation reports that the ORS-1 satellite has celebrated its first anniversary in space. ORS-1, the first Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) satel...
Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
Jun 27, 2012 (AFP)
Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a sur...
Atlas V Launches Launches NRO Spysat
Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)
The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 carrying a classified National Reconnaissan...
ORS-1 team gains improved link with mission partners
Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)
It's often difficult for organizations to justify travel expenses, especially in today's budget-conscious environment, but after reporting the results of their ...
China, India challenge US monopoly on AMD, satellite defense
Jun 19, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Development of antimissile and anti-satellite systems is not the prerogative of the United States or Russia. Many other countries, however, like China, Israel a...
First SBIRS Satellite Exceeding Performance Expectations After One Year on Orbit
Jun 07, 2012 (SPX)
The first Lockheed Martin (LMT)-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, launched on May 7, 2011, is exceeding performance ex...
Space Realities Require New Way of Thinking
Jun 04, 2012 (AFNS)
The U.S. has fine-tuned its methods to promote responsible use of space and strengthen international partnerships, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, the deputy ass...
1 SOPS stands up alternate ORS-1 ops floor
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Operationally Responsive Space-1 has been breaking new ground since it launched in 2010, so it only makes sense that the squadrons responsible for command and c...
Iran's Fajr 1 Delayed...... Again
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
Fajr 1 was originally mentioned by Iran as "ready to launch" early in August 2010 when an Iranian government minister said the lift off was scheduled for the pe...
Iran delays launch of observation satellite
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Iran announced Tuesday it has delayed the launch of an experimental observation satellite that was supposed to have happened a week ago, saying it would now tak...
Google clears key mapping software for Syria
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government. The Inte...
June Theatrical Release For War Of The Worlds: The True Story
May 22, 2012 (SPX)
Pendragon Pictures announces the US theatrical release of WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY in limited engagement showings in theaters beginning June 14 in Seatt...
Iran to launch three satellites soon
May 22, 2012 (XNA)
Iran is planning to launch three satellites in the near future, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said Wednesday. According to a statement posed on the embassy's we...
Russia Launches Military Satellite
May 18, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Space Forces launched on Thursday a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite, SF spokesman Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said. The rocke...
DARPA's SeeMe Program Has Arrived
May 17, 2012 (SPX)
On May 9, 2012, DARPA released its latest Broad Agency Announcement (DARPA-BAA-12-35) for a program called, "SeeMe," which is an acronym for Space Enabled Effec...
Iran to launch observation satellite on nuclear talks day
May 14, 2012 (AFP)
Iran will launch next week an experimental observation satellite, on the day of talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear programme, the official I...
Shared space the safest way
May 10, 2012 (XNA)
The US space shuttle is no longer in service, and it will likely be several years before the United States can resume independent human spaceflight. As a result...
ATK Announces Retirement of TacSat-3 Satellite
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
ATK (ATK) announces the conclusion of the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) mission. The Air Force announced on April 30th, 2012, that the satellite deorbited int...
India yet to arrive on military satellite scene
May 04, 2012 (IANS)
The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be co...
Pentagon seeks to maintain satellite export restrictions
Apr 24, 2012 (XNA)
Beijing on Friday said it "firmly opposes" a Pentagon report that supported maintaining tight restrictions on exports of satellites and related equipment to Chi...
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