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Space

Dual Launch Capability Key To Ariane 5 Rocket’s Profitability

Monday, March 25th, 2013

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The dual launch capability, putting both a small and a large satellite on Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket, is key to the rocket’s profitability, according to a company spokesman. Arianespace Vice President for Corporate Communications Jacques Denavaut told Defense Daily last week at the Satellite 2013 convention in Washington the company can store small satellites on the bottom of Ariane 5 and larger satellites with a maximum of 10 tons on top. Though Ariane 5 doesn’t need two satellites,…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]