All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 17
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NewsBoeing, Embraer sign MoU for KC-390 cooperation
Boeing and Embraer have agreed to collaborate on marketing and developing technologies for the latter's KC-390 transport/tanker ...
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NewsSpaceX fires new Merlin 1D for full duration
SpaceX has conducted the first full duration test fire of a more efficient and more powerful engine to power future Falcon-9 and Falcon-9 Heavy flights....
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NewsUSAF extends Northrop Grumman airborne comms contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman to maintain deployment of three E-11 Global Express aircraft and three EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned...
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NewsBoeing and NASA hit major milestones for super-heavy launch vehicle
Boeing and NASA have completed the system requirements review (SRR) and system definition review (SDR) for the cryogenic stages of Space Launch System (SLS),...
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NewsBoeing's Phantom Eye to receive new nosewheel
The Boeing Phantom Eye, a high-altitude, long endurance test bed, will require a nose gear redesign after the component snapped during the aircraft's first...
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NewsExcalibur Almaz signs MoU with Xcor
Commercial spaceflight company Excalibur Almaz has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Xcor to provide suborbital astronaut training. Xcor...
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NewsUS government, industry support launch insurance indemnification
Witnesses representing US government agencies and the commercial spaceflight industry supported extending insurance indemnification for commercial spaceflight...
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NewsClassified US satellite successfully orbited
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V successfully launched NROL-38, a classified US government satellite, into orbit on from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on...
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NewsLockheed Martin chief warns against budget sequestration
Lockheed Martin president and chief executive Bob Stevens spoke out strongly against the $500 million sequestration of the US defense budget, which will...
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NASA cancels GEMS project
NASA has cancelled the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) programme, a relatively small satellite meant to study black holes.
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NewsNASA, FAA delineate commercial spaceflight certification
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) clarifying the certification process for commercial spaceflight. The...
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NewsBoeing X-37B lands after over one year in orbit
The second Boeing X-37B landed at Vandenberg AFB, California, on 16 June, after 469 days in orbit, says the US Air Force. While its mission remains...
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NewsChina successfully launches crewed capsule to its space station
China has successfully launched the crewed Shenzhou-9 capsule and docked it with the Tiangong space station in low earth orbit. The Long March 2F rocket...
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NewsPICTURE: Northrop unveils first MQ-4C Triton for US Navy
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first production MQ-4C Triton, a derivative of the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk optimised for the US Navy, at the company's...
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US Air Force special operations CV-22 crashes in Florida
A Bell-Boeing CV-22 operated by the US Air Force (USAF) special operations branch crashed at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida on 13 June. The five crewmembers...
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NewsOrbital Sciences successfully launches NuSTAR X-ray observatory
An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle has successfully launched NASA's nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) into low Earth orbit. After...
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NewsNRO donates spare telescopes to NASA
The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which builds and operates US spy satellites, has donated two spare, unused telescopes to NASA.
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NewsSierra Nevada files lawsuit in Afghan LAS contest
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has filed a suit against the US government, hoping to reinstate a contract to supply light air support (LAS) aircraft for...
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NewsDenmark signs deal for handheld Puma UAVs
Denmark has purchased AeroVironment's Puma All Environment (AE) small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to equip its army. The announcement follows the announcement...
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NewsOrbital Sciences receives final launch approval for NASA telescope
Orbital Sciences' Pegasus launch vehicle has received final approval to launch NASA's nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR), scheduled for 13 June....