In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air ...

The general in charge of the service's fleet of cargo and refueller aircraft says the service has been evaluating its needs ...

A vast network of military satellites belonging to the US has long underpinned its dominance in space. But China is challenging the US status as the space superpower, and its satellite system is ...

is far cheaper than using operational USAF units for training. “They’re much less expensive than generating an F-35 or F-22 as red air,” Wilsbach says. While there is a need to use fifth ...

In January more than 100 communications satellites burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, vaporising as they crashed towards the planet at about eight kilometres a second. These spectacular exits are ...

Prime Contractor: Boeing (airframe) and CFM International (engines) Services: USAF, USN Power Plant ... improved telephones, satellites, television monitors, and facsimile and copy machines.

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The technology would allow scientists to provide earlier warnings of space weather ...