Sweden launched its first military communications satellite in August last year, the government said on Friday, the first of ...

O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers ...

The Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated a fully autonomous satellite ... to military users are in high demand from defense agencies like the Space Force and U.S. Space Command.

Read about Space Force's contracting opportunity forecast for commercial satellite services in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

The Czech satellite SATurnin-1 has been placed in orbit thanks to cooperation with Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. It is the ...

Bra manufacturer Playtex was called on to stitch together the space suits worn by Apollo astronauts after beating defense contractors to the job ...

Heavy internal losses and competition from Elon Musk's Starlink have led Europe's two largest players - Airbus and Thales Alenia Space - to consider pooling satellite activities in a new venture ...

Defense Daily's monthly column highlighting individuals in government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily ...