Space & Missile Defense Report
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Homeland Security
Russia Won’t Permit Weapons Inspectors To Tour Its Missile Bases: Report
Russia refused to permit inspectors from the Czech Republic and Poland to enter Russian missile bases, but Moscow is open to having its inspectors tour any missile defense facilities that […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Seeks Weight Reduction, Reuseable Components, And More In Its Constellation Program Hardware For Missions To The Moon And Far Beyond, Briefers Say
NASA needs technology, design and components that will cut weight and costs in Constellation Program systems such as the Orion space capsule and Ares rocket, the next- generation space hardware […]
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Homeland Security
European Space Policy Leaders Urge Coordination Of Space Programs With Defense Needs
The European Space Council urged greater coordination between civil and defense programs. Europeans called for further dialogue on the issue, including the European Space Agency as a participant. The Europeans […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Programs Hit With $410 Million In Authorization Cuts
European Missile Defense Receives $465 Million In Defense Authorization, $246 Million Under Budget Request Congress, rushing to wrap up work for the year ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Will Shoot Itself In The Foot By Ceasing ICBM Motor Output, Analyst Asserts In Briefing Paper
The Air Force is about to make a wrong-headed move by halting production of motors for the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile, an analyst predicted. "The Air Force has decided to […]
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InternationalNASA Astronauts Won’t Be Grounded; They Will Ride Russian Spaceships For Half A Decade Until Orion Flies
But Congress Orders NASA Not To Take Action That Could Preclude Flying Space Shuttles After 2010 Congress Gives NASA $1 Billion Leeway To Accelerate Orion-Ares; Overall NASA Authorization Is $20.2 […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Space Coast Launch Services Receives $40.2 Million Air Force Contract Change The Air Force gave Space Coast Launch Services a $40.2 million contract change for launch operations support. Space Coast […]
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Business/Financial
Financial Bailout Package Will Tighten Finances Further On Missile Defense Programs, NASA
An emergency $700 billion financial industry bailout package that a worried, hurried Congress wrote to stave off a global economic disaster may serve to further tighten finances of many federal […]
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SpaceBatelle Scientists Invent Oxygen Generator That Doesn’t Require Any Electricity; Process Is Similar To Plant Photosynthesis
Invention May Aid Move To Develop Artificial Lungs Batelle Laboratory researchers have invented and patented a process for creating oxygen without electricity. This process could provide oxygen for humans in […]
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Homeland Security
Japan Set For Aegis/SM-3 Test In Week Of Nov. 17: Report
Japanese Self-Defense Forces are preparing for a test of their sea-based ballistic missile defense system in the week of Nov. 17, according to Kyodo News. The test at the Pacific […]