Pentagon has no plans to boost size of nuclear arsenal The Pentagon has no current plans to increase the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In fact, it can barely sustain the existing force, which is decades old and is in some respects almost decrepit. By: Robert Burns, The Associated Press October 12
Russia postpones launch of cargo ship to space station The Progress MS-07 ship was to blast off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch complex in Kazakhstan. By: The Associated Press October 12
SpaceX launches communications satellite, lands booster The dual-mission satellite will be shared by Colorado-based EchoStar and SES, a Luxembourg company. By: Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press October 12
SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites Ten new satellites for Iridium Communications Inc. have been carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. By: The Associated Press October 9
US clears THAAD sale to Saudi Arabia The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $15 billion request for Saudi Arabia to purchase the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. By: Aaron Mehta October 6
US Air Force kick-starts next-gen rocket development The ultimate aim of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program is to fund at least two domestically made rockets that can propel the military’s heaviest and most complex payloads into space By: Valerie Insinna October 6
Thornberry: US needs Space Corps now to counter Russia, China threats As lawmakers debate a proposal to launch a new military branch dedicated to space, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry said the time for Congress to act is now. By: Joe Gould October 6
Pence pledges that US will go to the moon, Mars and beyond Seated before the grounded space shuttle Discovery, a constellation of Trump administration officials used soaring rhetoric to vow to send Americans back to the moon and then on to Mars. By: Seth Borenstein October 5
Declassified documents say US knew Sputnik was soon to orbit News bulletin in 1957: Sputnik stuns the world. CIA in 2017: Not really. By: Deb Riechmann October 4
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