U S. astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko rocketed into Earth orbit on March 27, initiating the first “yearlong” mission to the International Space Station, where they will serve as subjects in a range of medical experiments intended to nurture plans for future human deep space exploration.
U.S. Air Force officials are confident the unique approach they have taken leading up to a request for proposals for a forthcoming competition to replace the T-38 advanced pilot trainer has sparked enough competition to drive cost for the system down, a brigadier general says.
While the U.S. Navy is hoping for more positive tests with the redesigned Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) being placed aboard CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford-class carriers, the service also needs to see more reliability from the equipment.
It may be time to review the command structure of the U.S. military as constructed under Goldwater-Nichols legislation during the Reagan Administration, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) says.
The Chinese DH-10 and recently unveiled Iranian Soumar cruise missiles have many similarities since both have common origins – Iran and China obtained a number of disarmed Russian KH-55 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) from Ukraine in the early 2000s.
Looking to deploy for the first time since 2004, the amphibious assault ship LHD 1 USS Wasp successfully completed its recent combat systems ship qualification trial (CSSQT).
The U.S. General Accountability Office has followed an encouraging 2015 assessment of NASA’s stewardship of major spacecraft development efforts with some frank warnings about the future.
The U.S. is fully justified in its decision to rebalance its interests and military forces back to the Asia-Pacific region, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says. But the country has failed to follow through with those plans.
There will likely be two next-generation fighter X-plane prototypes, one for the U.S. Air Force and one for the Navy, under the Pentagon’s Aerospace Innovation Initiative (AII), a senior Darpa official says.
Recent claimed and demonstrated advancements in nuclear weapon and delivery technology by certain nations has the attention of the U.S. Strategic Command, says Adm. Cecil Haney, its commander.
Adding flexibility and resilience to maritime systems is an area of focus for Darpa, says Deputy Director Steve Walker. He cites the Upwards Falling Payloads (UFP) program to develop a globally distributed undersea payload-dispensing architecture on the deep ocean floor.
With the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 1 USNS Spearhead receiving rave reviews in the African Obangame Express 2015 exercise, JHSV 5 USNS Trenton is one step closer to joining the fleet with the completion earlier this month of the ship’s acceptance trials.
Peru’s first Earth observation satellite will share a ride to low Earth orbit with four small Skybox Imaging satellites planned to launch next year on a European Vega rocket.
The favored “Option B” strategy outlined March 25 by NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot – robotically nabbing a boulder from the surface of a larger asteroid in deep space and steering the catch into a stable orbit around the Moon – adds complexity and an estimated $100 million to the price tag of its “Option A” rival.
USAF and SpaceX are modifying the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement signed two years ago to outline what has become the contentious process to certify the Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket for use in launching national security payloads.
