Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialSpace Systems/Loral To Gain $100 Million Credit Deal
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL] entered into a three year, fully secured $100 million revolving credit agreement led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and […]
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Homeland Security
Iranian Nuclear Sites Numerous And Hardened, Tough For Israel To Destroy In Air Strikes
Israel would have a tough time destroying Iranian nuclear facilities, which are numerous, buried deep underground and shielded by barriers 60 feet thick, a Newsweek story said. Thus short of […]
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Homeland Security
Tomahawk Block IV Launches From Virginia Class Submarine
A Tomahawk Block IV missile launched from a Virginia Class submarine, completing integration of the weapon onto the newest class of fast-attack submarines, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. Other classes of […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Gives $350,000 Prize To Armadillo Aerospace in Lunar Challenge
NASA gave Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, a $350,000 prize during the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in Las Cruces, N.M. The challenge is a two-level, $2 million competition designed […]
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SpaceNASA Launches Spacecraft To Check On Possible Weakening Of Protective Layer Shielding Solar System From Cosmic Rays
Spacecraft Will Remain In Orbit For 45-Day Systems Checkout, Then Head Off To Edge Of Solar System The Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll […]
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Business/Financial
Arianespace To Launch Three Satellites For SES
SES ordered launches for three satellites from Arianespace, the launch provider announced. A global satellite services provider, SES plans to orbit new satellites including the Astra 3B, plus two other […]
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Homeland Security
AIM Missiles Fired From Super Hornets In Test
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters fired AIM-120C7 and AIM-9X air-to-air missiles in a test, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. That ushered the AIM-120C7 into the Navy weapon system user program, […]
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Homeland Security
PAC-3 Interceptor Scores In German Test At White Sands
German Luftwaffe personnel successfully tested a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) airdefense interceptor at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Aided by Lockheed and Army support, the German […]
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Space
Space Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Launch Pad And Rolls Back To Vehicle Assembly Building
Spade Shuttle Atlantis, towering over its crawler transporter, today was moved off Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center and headed into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Atlantis was moved […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — October 14, 2008 – 4:35 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Oct. 19 Mission: IBEX Launch […]