Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialPlanetSpace (Boeing, Lockheed, ATK) Protests NASA Contract Awards To Orbital, SpaceX For Cargo Missions
PlanetSpace Inc. protested multi-billion-dollar NASA contract awards to Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, for commercial spacecraft cargo flights to the International Space Station. (Please […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Gains $6.3 Million Vertical Launch Contract
The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $6.3 million contract to support MK 41 vertical launch systems for the U.S. and Turkish navies, Lockheed announced. Lockheed will provide engineering […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Pledges To Continue War Against Terrorists, But Offers Comity If They Stop Killing Innocents
New Obama White House Website Offers Only Limited Support For Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Barack Hussein Obama pledged to continue waging war on terrorists, vowing to stymie their massacre of […]
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Business/Financial
Thales Gains Norwegian Defense Contract For New Satellite Comms Contract For Service On Five Nansen Class Frigates
Norway gave Thales a contract to deliver a new satellite communications system for the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates. The Norwegian Defence Procurement Division contract will significantly enhance the effectiveness […]
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CongressObama Seeks Ban On Anti-Satellite Weapons; Also Seeks To Counter Threats To U.S. Space Assets
Barack Obama as president is spelling out his policies, including a call to protect U.S. space assets by using both military and diplomatic means, and by hardening satellites against attack. […]
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Business/Financial
Air Force To Reopen TSAT Competition With No Plans To Scale Back Effort
By Marina Malenic The Air Force is poised to open a new round of bidding for a $10 billion Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) contract, which the service plans to award […]
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Air ForceIf Defense And NASA Received Traditional Share Of Federal Funding, Economic Stimulus Bill Could Mean $152 Billion For DOD, $8 Billion For NASA
As a new president and Congress are poised to enact a roughly $800 billion economic stimulus bill, it is clear that the measure could provide immense help to critically tight […]
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Business/Financial
Bush Hailed For Developing Missile Defense System
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) gave outgoing President Bush a commendation for developing and deploying a multi-layered missile defense system in a world with increasing ballistic threats. MDAA President […]
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SpaceGriffin Says Chris Scolese Becomes Acting NASA Administrator; Space Chief Bows Out, Still Seeking Support For Programs; Gration Touted As Leading Contender To
NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese is now the NASA acting administrator, with the resignation this week of NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, who is departing from his post as a matter of […]
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Space
European Spacecraft XMM-Newton Probes Dense, Dead, Spinning Star
A European spacecraft, XMM-Newton, has discovered the spin-rate of a dense, dead star, the core that remains after a stellar explosion, the European Space Agency reported. XMM-Newton caught the fading […]