Space station shipment launched from Virginia seashore
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A fresh grocery shipment rocketed toward the International Space Station on Wednesday after launching from Virginia's seashore.Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket blasted off...
View ArticlePrivate cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A private cargo ship brought the makings of an Easter feast to the International Space Station on Friday, along with mice and little flying robots.Space station astronaut...
View ArticleNASA wants to create lunar docking station for a future Mars mission
For NASA, the moon is only a steppingstone on the way to Mars.With plans to put astronauts on the Red Planet by the late 2030s, NASA has created the Lunar Gateway, a space station that will orbit the...
View ArticleNASA mission scheduled to blast off from Virginia
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) - NASA has announced plans to launch a rocket from Virginia to the International Space Station next month.A news release says Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft will take off...
View ArticleNASA recognizes work of 3 Kentucky businesses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - NASA has recognized three Kentucky companies for supplying critical elements and tools for the rocket boosters of the Space Launch System rocket.A statement from NASA says the...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to ship secret cargo through LA-area marina
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman will be moving secret cargo through a Southern California marina this weekend. The Daily Breeze reports part of King Harbor Marina in...
View ArticleSpace shipment launched with sports car parts, cookie oven
A supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday with sports car parts, an oven for baking cookies and a vest to protect against radiation.Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus...
View ArticleNew York ready to fight polluters over $585M cleanup bill
BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) - New York is moving forward with a $585 million plan to clean up a massive plume of underground contamination left from Long Island's heyday as a defense and aerospace...
View ArticlePentagon pours millions into anti-hypersonics program to counter Russia
The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into a new program to counter Russian hypersonic weapons as the military races to keep pace with U.S. foes.The Defense Department this week announced that...
View ArticleSpace station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minute
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Northrop Grumman delayed a space station delivery from Virginia on Sunday because of trouble with ground equipment. The company came within two to three minutes of launching...
View ArticleWind delays Northrop Grumman's supply run to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - High wind delayed Northrop Grumman's supply run to the International Space Station on Friday. The weather was OK at the launch pad on Wallops Island, Virginia, but...
View ArticleArmy 'excited' as laser weapon Stryker competition nears between Northrop,...
U.S. Army officials are thrilled about a showdown between Northrop Grumman and Raytheon that will determine which defense giant provides troops with 50-kilowatt, laser-equipped Strykers.Preparations...
View ArticleNY reaches deal on cleanup at Long Island aerospace site
BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) - New York has reached an agreement with defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy on a $406 million plan to clean up a massive plume of underground contamination left...
View ArticleArmy gears up for 'laser shoot-off,' eyes next-generation weapons for Stryker...
The Army is getting closer to fielding laser weapons on some of its ground combat vehicles, and a high-stakes "shoot-off" between major defense companies next spring will mark a turning point in the...
View ArticleSpace station launch honors 'Hidden Figures' mathematician
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A space station supply ship named after the Black NASA mathematician featured in the movie “Hidden Figures” rocketed into orbit Saturday, the 59th anniversary of John...
View ArticleHubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope’s successor is a time-traveling wonder capable of peering back to within a hair’s breadth of the dawn of the universe. And it's finally on the brink of...
View ArticleConservatives launch new pressure campaign on 'woke' corporations
Conservatives have launched new initiatives aimed at removing "woke politics" from corporate boardrooms as the annual season of shareholder meetings winds down.The projects announced this week include...
View ArticleSolar panel trouble on cargo capsule bound for space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule ran into trouble with a solar panel after Monday's liftoff to the International Space Station.Only one of the two solar panels on the Cygnus...
View ArticleCargo spacecraft on way to International Space Station
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after it was launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday night. The Cygnus...
View ArticleAir Force sticks by Sentinel missile program despite cost overruns
The Air Force insists it is standing by its ambitious plan to replace all 450 of its Cold War-era Minuteman III missiles with the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, despite massive...
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