Space & Missile Defense Report
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Air ForceExpert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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SpaceNASA Offers New Website With Stunning Pictures Of Space, Mars, Earth
If you love space pictures, including shots of the big blue marble, you have to see this. Did we mention that it’s free? An immense gallery of space pictures now […]
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Business/FinancialElectric Space Propulsion Demonstrated For TSAT
If we can have electric cars, why not electric rockets and satellites? We can. An electric propulsion system for use on satellites in the Air Force Transformational Satellite Communications System […]
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Business/Financial
Parachute For Ares First Stage Motor Passes Test
The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow […]
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Business/Financial
Branson, Rutan, Moving Ahead With WhiteKnightTwo System
Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson is moving ahead with his plan to create a commercial space travel system: the WhiteKnightTwo mothership aircraft, and the SpaceShipTwo spaceship. A portion of […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Jeteye Anti-Manpads System Installed On American Airlines Plane
A BAE Systems asset to shield aircraft from terrorist shoulder-mounted man-portable missiles (MANPADs) has been installed on an American Airlines plane, BAE announced. The BAE Jeteye infrared missile defense system […]
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Business/Financial
Launches
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch To Be Delayed Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be delayed from late this year until early next year, NASA announced. The LRO will […]
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[July 28, 2008]
// PDF View- Third AEHF Spacecraft Core Propulsion Module Delivered Early
- Airborne Laser Tested Aboard Aircraft, Boeing Announces
- Russia Engages In New Muscle-Flexing With Missile Cruiser Patrols In Arctic Waters
- MUOS Ground Station Antenna System Installed
- THEMIS Spacecraft Ferrets Out Cause Of Northern Lights Dance
- Contracts
- SLAMRAAM Finishes Tests At White Sands
- Launches
- BAE Jeteye Anti-Manpads System Installed On American Airlines Plane
- Branson, Rutan, Moving Ahead With WhiteKnightTwo System
- Parachute For Ares First Stage Motor Passes Test
- Electric Space Propulsion Demonstrated For TSAT
- NASA Offers New Website With Stunning Pictures Of Space, Mars, Earth
- Expert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
- U.S. Needs Organization Like Missile Defense Agency To Foster Anti-Cruise-Missile System
- Space And Missile Industry Posts Solid Profits In Second Quarter, Unlike Civilian Companies
- Russian General Threatens To Base Nuclear Strategic Bombers In Cuba
- Sen. Obama Sees Threat If Iran Builds Nuclear Weapons, Long-Range Missiles
- Op-Ed: Navy Deep-Sixes Stealthy DDG 1000 Destroyer Even As China Wields Hundreds Of Ship-Killer Missiles
- NASA Briefs Hundreds Of Contractor Representatives On Impending Information Technology Contract Opportunities
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Space
SLAMRAAM Finishes Tests At White Sands
The Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot and Avenger weapon systems, Raytheon […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
ATK Gets $16.4 Million Order For Missile Warning System The Navy gave Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] $16.4 million of orders for the AAR-47 A(V)2 warning system that protects aircraft against […]