Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialBoeing Moves Missile Defense Headquarters To Alabama
The Boeing Co. [BA] is moving its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division headquarters from Arlington, Va., to Huntsville, Ala. Initially, Boeing will shift division management and support functions, such as […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Recruits Northrop To Integrated Battle Command Program
Raytheon Co. [RTN] has brought Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] into its team for the Army Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program. Northrop joins others in the IBCS team including Raytheon, […]
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[May 18, 2009]
// PDF View- Obama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
- Atlantis Crew Shines As Hubble Overhaul Sees Repeated Successes; Obstacles Overcome
- Gates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
- Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
- Analyst Says Gates Errs In Killing KEI
- Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Worried Obama Has No Plan For Rising Crises In Pakistan, Afghanistan, As Turmoil Persists
- Obama Considers Bolden For NASA Administrator
- NPOESS Hits Milestones, Showing Progress, Company Says
- Russian Soyuz Launches At 6:34 A.M. ET May 27 With Three Astronauts; They Will Initiate The First Six-Member Crew Serving On Space Station
- Herschel-Planck Launch Successful Atop Ariane 5
- NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
- Boeing Moves Missile Defense Headquarters To Alabama
- Raytheon Recruits Northrop To Integrated Battle Command Program
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Business/Financial
Obama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
Iranian Nukes Would Threaten Both Israel And United States, Obama Says; No Steps Are Off Table; Netanyahu In Agreement Obama, Netanyahu Meet At White House; Netanyahu Says All Options Must […]
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CongressAtlantis Soars To Service Hubble Space Telescope; Liftoff Perfect As Shuttle Endeavour Poised Nearby
It’s a blast. Space Shuttle Atlantis this afternoon thundered into the heavens from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for a rendezvous with an eye in the sky, the […]
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Business/Financial
Augustine: Future Cost Of Manned NASA Space Program A Significant Factor, But Money Already Spent On Constellation Isn’t
Panel Will Look At What Hardware Is Available The future cost of developing and operating manned space flight hardware is "one of the important issues" tha a review panel will […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Again Wins GOES-R Satellite Work Awarded By NASA And NOAA
Contract Is Worth $1.09 Billion; Eventual Billions More At Stake Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will build two GOES-R weather and Earth-scanning satellites after all, meaning that the work won’t go to rival […]
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Business/Financial
Panel: Deploy Missile Defense Assets Against Regional Nuclear Aggressors; Missile Defense ‘Useful, Valuable’
Missile defense systems can be useful in deterring aggression against the United States, especially aggression involving nuclear-tipped missiles, and thus should occupy a key position in the U.S. strategic posture, […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Errs In Curtailing Airborne Laser; That Would Lose Multiple Benefits: Speed Of Light, Easy Tracking, Before MIRV Threat
By George Landrith The Pentagon’s decision to curtail the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program is a grave mistake. It will leave the United States more vulnerable to the growing […]
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Congress
Commission Urges Warhead ‘Modernization’ And Rehab Of Decaying Production Centers
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Still Needed To Deter Aggression, Though Fewer Warheads Suffice By George Lobsenz A congressionally chartered commission backed the Obama administration’s emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation as increasingly critical […]