In the 1990s, NASA and Lockheed Skunk Works chased a fully reusable space shuttle replacement with the X-33 and VentureStar, promising radically cheaper access to orbit. This deep dive follows the ...

May 3, 12:00 am—When NASA requested designs for a Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), two major teams—one headed by Lockheed Martin and one by Northrop Grumman and Boeing—took on the challenge. The ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on May 30 from Cape Canaveral. This mission marks a quicker turnaround time for GPS III launches, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—The U.S. Space Force’s next GPS III satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral SFS ahead of a planned launch no earlier than next month, the service announced April 7. The service ...

A row of Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites made by Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency. Credit: Lockheed Martin NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Space Development Agency (SDA) is gearing up ...

Space Force is running two new National Security Space Launch programs, dubbed Phase 3, Lane 1, and Phase 3, Lane 2. Lane 2 awards were just announced, and the big winners are SpaceX, United Launch ...

Boeing (BA) and Lockheed Martin’s (LMT) Vulcan rocket secured a key certification to launch U.S. national security satellites, marking a pivotal shift in the defense-focused space race. The approval ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin marked the handover of the Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 May 1. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin formally delivered to NASA May 1 the Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2, ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace announced that a previously postponed launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base now has a five-day launch window beginning on ...

A rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base did not go to plan after the spacecraft experienced a midair "mishap." Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based spaceflight company that ...

The launch was a pathfinder for Lockheed's LM400 bus, an adaptable system meant to be used for a range of missions in a variety of orbits. (Lockheed Martin) A launch anomaly on board Firefly Aerospace ...