All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 13
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NewsDARPA completes autonomous high-altitude refuelling tests
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has completed autonomous refuelling trials with two Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks ...
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With Grasshopper airborne, the past beckons for SpaceX
One year ago, SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk stood up in Washington DC's National Press Club and formally declared his intention to build a fully reusable...
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Republican bill would strip power from NASA administrator
Four Republican congressmen have introduced a new bill that would revamp the way NASA is run, stripping power from the agency's administrator and transferring...
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NewsSpaceX launch to Space Station encounters difficulties
SpaceX today is investigating the failure of one of the nine Merlin 1C engines that power the Falcon 9 launch vehicle during the 7 October launch of a Dragon...
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NewsVIDEO: SpaceX launches first commercial mission to ISS
SpaceX has successfully launched the first commercial mission to the International Space Station (ISS), successfully launching a Dragon capsule loaded with 400kg (882lb) of supplies.
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NewsUnited Launch Alliance successfully launches Boeing GPS satellite
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched the a Boeing GPS IIF satellite from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The ULA Delta IV rocket...
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NewsBoeing, United Launch Alliance prepared for latest GPS launch
Boeing has fixed an issue with cesium clocks aboard GPF IIF satellites, and is prepared to launch the third example on 4 October. An issue identified...
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NASA awards risk reduction for advanced boosters
NASA has awarded three contracts for risk reduction on potential new boosters for the space launch system (SLS), the launch vehicle meant to launch a new...
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Virginia delivers Antares launch pad to Orbital Sciences
The State of Virginia has finished construction on the Wallops Island, Virginia launch pad for Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle. The pad has officially...
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Space companies progress on commercial crew grants, await third round
Contractors under NASA's commercial crew development (CCDev) programme have completed a number of technical milestones marking significant progress towards access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low Earth orbit (LEO).
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SpaceX Grasshopper reusable test bed makes first short hop
SpaceX's Grasshopper reusable rocket test bed has made an initial hop at the company's McGregor, Texas engine test site. The hop, on or about 21 September,...
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NewsNorthrop progresses E-8 Joint STARS modifications
Northrop Grumman is making progress on upgrading the Boeing E-8 joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS), a Boeing 707 with a side-looking...
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NewsBoeing KC-46 tanker programme on track, says US Air Force
Eighteen months into the Boeing KC-46 tanker programme, all is progressing as planned, says its USAF programme manager ...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman, AgustaWestland make new US bids with AW101
Northrop Grumman has teamed with AgustaWestland to offer the Italian company's AW101 for two US military contests. The long-awaited contests, one for...
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NewsModified Rolls-Royce T56 makes first flight
Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of a modified T56 engine, the Series 3.5, to improve fuel efficiency ...
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NewsLockheed considers viability of resurrected Athena small satellite launcher programme
A decision is expected soon from Lockheed Martin regarding whether to continue to resurrect the Athena programme, a small satellite launcher discontinued in 2001.
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NewsGE, P&W selected to build fuel-efficient military engine demonstrators
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has selected two companies to build more fuel-efficient engines for military aircraft ...
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NewsSenior F-35 official warns on software breakdowns, relationship crisis
The future of the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme is at risk over software concerns and a breakdown in the relationships between the contractor and the government ...
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NewsFlight not guaranteed for Boeing's commercial crew capsule
Boeing may yet shelve future development of its CST-100 capsule, despite a recent award of more than $460 million from NASA's programme to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
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NewsSpy satellite and hitchhiking Cubesats successfully launched
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched an Atlas V from Vandenburg AFB, California, after several weeks' delay. The Atlas lofted a reconnaissance...