Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialOdyssey Moon Ventures Eyes Developing Robotic Lunar Lander
Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC will partner with NASA to help develop a robotic lunar lander, the company announced. The partnership was established through a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed with […]
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Business/FinancialGAO Says Shipping-Port Nuclear Weapon Detectors May Not Be As Reliable As DHS Tests Suggest
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has used figures that may suggest a new type of nuclear weapons detectors is more reliable than warranted, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated […]
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Business/FinancialAres Rocket Not Unduly Unsafe In Crosswinds, NASA Says; Abandoning Ares Now Would Cost Three Years Lost Time, And Drive Up Cost Of Developing New Space Transport
View That Congress Will Slash Or Kill Spaceship Program Not Borne Out By Strong Budgetary Support, Officials Say NASA Examining Ways To Begin Manned Orion-Ares Flights Sooner The next-generation Ares […]
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Business/FinancialTop Defense Procurement Official Favors Space Acquisition Overhaul
By Marina Malenic Expressing concern that the Air Force is "playing games" with important military satellite acquisitions, John Young — undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics — said […]
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Business/FinancialOne Out Of Two Missiles Intercepted In Aegis Ships Test, With Navy For First Time Running Test Instead Of MDA
The score was one hit, one miss, in an Aegis system ballistic missile defense (BMD) test in the Pacific where the Navy for the first time ran the BMD test […]
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InternationalSpace Junk Reentering Atmosphere; Some Pieces May Strike Earth
A hefty, unneeded component that astronaut Clay Anderson last year heaved off the International Space Station now is coming down to Earth, with reentry and an impact area unknown. The […]
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CongressMcCain Or Obama: Will U.S. Space Programs Be Continued?
McCain In 2004 Sponsored Bill Containing Retirement Of Shuttle As voters prepare to pick the next president in the election tomorrow, a key question regardless of who wins is what […]
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SpaceMESSENGER Spacecraft Skims Just 125 Miles Over Mercury
On Mercury, True North Is Very Close To Magnetic North A U.S. spaceship early this month raced just 125 miles above the planet closest to the sun, Mercury, and came […]
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Business/FinancialGates Urges Missile Defense As Counter-Force Against Nuclear Proliferation By Rogue States
United States Needs Cheap, Quickly Orbited Satellites To Replace Those Lost In Anti-Satellite Attacks: Gates The leader of the largest war-making force on the planet told members of an august […]
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SpacePhoenix Mars Geologist Weakening, But It Achieved Major Success In Mission
The Phoenix Mars Lander is weakening in the bitterly cold northern arctic winter on Mars and soon will freeze to death, but not before achieving a stellar success as a […]