After 15 Months in Orbit, Secret Space Plane Finally Returning to Earth
The Air Force's secret space plane is about to return from its second clandestine mission after an incredible 453 days in orbit (as of today).
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Pentagon’s Zombie Satellite Program Comes to Life
The Pentagon's intergalactic black-magic plot is getting ready to raise the dead. Dead satellites, that is.
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Nowhere to Hide: Secret Spy Sat Agency Plans Unblinking Array
Today's spy satellites only stare down at a few small areas of the planet at a time, like flashlights probing the dark. Tomorrow's could be like horizon-spanning, overhead spotlights that can...
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Sudan’s Dictator Wants Satellites to Stop Spying on His Crimes
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has issues with satellites. It's not that he would mind some of his own, if Sudan suddenly developed a working space program. It's rather those pesky foreign...
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Syrian Tanks Pummel Rebel City as Satellites Watch
Civilian satellites provide the best big-picture view to date of the two-month-old battle for one of Syria's key cities. Since late July troops loyal to embattled Syrian president Bashar Al Assad have...
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North Korea Readies Latest Rocket … But Still Sucks At Rocketry
North Korea's latest satellite-carrying rocket is sitting on the launch pad, and now reportedly just needs to be fueled. Will Pyongyang succeed where its rockets have failed before? Maybe. But don't...
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Military’s Asia Chief Sounds Spooked About North Korean Rocket Launch
The top U.S. admiral in the Pacific raised expectations that North Korea will unexpectedly succeed at its impending rocket launch. And whether it does or doesn't, the U.S. will reap a trove of data...
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NORAD: North Korea Launches ‘Object’ Into Orbit
The North American Aerospace Defense Command -- which oversees the U.S.'s air defense – is now saying North Korea appears to have successfully sent an 'object' into orbit after its latest rocket launch.
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One Small Step for Kim: North Korea Inches Closer to an ICBM
North Korea has just put a satellite into orbit for the first time. Does that mean an intercontinental ballistic missile is next? Not exactly.
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Darpa’s New Navigation Tool Is Smaller Than A Penny
This chip, thick as a few human hairs and almost small enough to fit into Lincoln Memorial rendered on the back of a penny, could help the U.S. military navigate when GPS fritzes out.
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After $200 Million, Darpa Gives Up on Formation-Flying Satellites
Darpa is ending its experiment with small, close-flying spacecraft, but that doesn't mean the concept is dead.
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With New Mini-Satellites, Special Ops Takes Its Manhunts Into Space
Officially, the September rocket launch is supposed to improve America's ability to send small satellites into orbit. But the launch will also have a second purpose: to help U.S. commandos hunt people...
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House Panel Shoves Pentagon-China Satellite Deal Out of the Airlock
The Pentagon insists that its deal with a Chinese satellite firm to carry U.S. troops' communications isn't a security risk. But Congressmen with the ultra-influential House Armed Services Committee...
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