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President-elect Barack Obama will probably tear down long-standing barriers between the U.S.’s civilian and military space programs to speed up a mission to the moon amid the prospect of a new space race with China.
Read MoreItaly has certified the U.S. Raven UAV (RQ-11B) for use by military and civilian operators in Italian air space.
Read MoreAll ready to go and then — no go. Lockheed Martin was told by NASA to stop work on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) satellite, due to a protest filed by Boeing with the U.S. Government Accountability Office over the December 2, $1.09 billion satellite award.
Read MoreAnimals in space... that's Iran's next planned move for their Kavoshgar-2 two stage, solid fuel rocket.
Read MoreThe domestic security forces of France have a desire for <=150 kg UAVs to aid them with their missions. A five month study has just been authorized by the French government to examine the legal ramifications of such UAV use.
Read MoreRustom, a medium altitude, long endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has been approved by the Indian Government for development and production. The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) will select a partner from India as part of this indigenous, Rs.1,000 crore project.
Read MoreThe United Arab Emirates is encouraging Arab and North African countries to participate in the efforts to set up an Arab space agency (ASA), Dr. Omar Al Emam, Advisor, Arab Science and Technology Foundation told the Khaleej Times.
Read MoreNew technology requires newly trained and skilled people to properly conduct the task at hand. And so it goes with the demand for unmanned aircraft, in fact the Air Force is launching two new training programs, including an experimental one that would turn out up to 1,100 pilots to fly the drones over Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read MoreRussia may decide to create a state corporation for the rocket and space industry next year, deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov said on Tuesday.
Read MoreNOAA's National Geodetic Survey has recently incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. This increase includes 13 sites established by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of their Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). Four of the new WAAS sites are located in Alaska, four in Canada, and five in Mexico.
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