Space
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Business/FinancialLawmakers From Texas Fight Feared Obama Cuts To NASA Funding
Members of Congress from Texas are rallying to fight potential devastating cuts in the NASA budget, according to a Houston Chronicle report. Fears have risen since Barack Obama won election […]
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Homeland Security
Obama Clear In Moves To Guard Nuclear Weapons, Warning Of Rogue/Terrorist Attempts To Obtain Nukes, But Less Clear On Need For Missile Defense Systems
President-elect Obama is clear that the United States faces a threat from nuclear proliferation and rogue states and terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons. But thus far, his detailed plans to respond […]
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Homeland Security
Washington Post Urges Obama Not To Be Bullied Into Dropping European Missile Defense System
President-elect Obama shouldn’t allow Russia to bully him into abandoning U.S. plans to build the European Missile Defense EMD system, The Washington Post advised in an editorial. The night election […]
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Air ForceUnited States Must Replace Nuclear Warheads Or Risk Losing Deterrent Capabilities: Chilton
The United States must replace and upgrade its nuclear warheads or risk seeing the U.S. nuclear deterrent deteriorate and fail, according to Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the strategic command. […]
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InternationalSpace Shuttle Atlantis To Launch May 12 On Hubble Space Telescope Rescue Mission
Mission Delayed Seven Months By Glitch Space Shuttle Atlantis will lunch May 12 on the STS-125 Mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA announced. The final servicing mission to […]
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Business/Financial
MKV Aces Test At Hover Facility
The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) ballistic missile interceptor system that can take out multiple enemy warheads passed a test recently, the Missile Defense Agency announced. Multiple warheads are a major […]
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Air Force
Missile Defense Systems Assailed In Think Tank Report
Report: Kill European Missile Defense And Airborne Laser; Halt Procurement, Deployment Of Aegis, GMD, THAAD, Patriot; And End Streamlined Missile Defense Budget System The multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]
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Business/Financial
Arianespace Postpones Wednesday Launch Of Ariane 5 Heavy Lifter; No New Launch Date Has Been Set
The launch of an Ariane 5 rocket will be postponed, Arianespace announced. Originally set for Wednesday, no new date has been set for liftoff. The delay was caused by unspecified […]
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Business/Financial
Ground-based Missile Defense System Scores Major Success, Killing Target By Using Multiple Radars For Accuracy
Glitch Occurs In Target Missile, But GMD Interceptor Works Flawlessly; Win Bolsters European Missile Defense Plan Test Success Comes As Obama, Congress, Poised To Consider Funding For Missile Defense In […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Endeavour Set For Takeoff Tomorrow, Riding Boeing 747 Back To Kennedy
Space Shuttle Endeavour may get a piggyback ride tomorrow on a specially modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which will take Endeavour back to Kennedy Space Center, NASA announced. The transfer […]