Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialOverseas Firm Buying U.S. Defense Company, But Canada Nixes U.S. Contractor Buying Part Of A Canadian Defense-Related Outfit
An overseas defense contractor announced it will buy outright a U.S. defense-related company, even as a friendly nation vetoed a plan for just a portion of one of its defense- […]
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Business/Financial
Hamas Missile Attack Hits Israel During Bush Visit; Meanwhile, House Panel Cuts U.S. Missile Defense
Franks Sees Chance To Reverse House Funding Cuts In Missile Defense Programs, Including One That Could Protect Israel From Iranian Missile Attack Congressman Notes Israel Predicts Iran May Have Nuclear […]
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CongressHASC Calls For FFRDC Independent Boost Phase Missile Defense Study
By Ann Roosevelt The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) and the Airborne Laser (ABL) should undergo independent scrutiny by a Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) "examining the costs and benefits […]
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Business/Financial
AIAA Seeks Changes In Military Technology Export Rules (ITAR)
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today alleged that U.S. rules restricting exports of American military technology are harming the U.S. aerospace industrial base, especially in satellite component […]
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InternationalReport Says Perhaps China Can Be Persuaded To Ease Its Rapid Military Buildup
A new report suggests that perhaps nations such as China can be dissuaded from any headlong rush to build a formidable force with a global military reach. The report was […]
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Business/Financial
Analysis: House Provisions Would Facilitate Funding Cuts For ABL, KEI, European GMD
Provisions in a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) strategic forces subcommittee defense authorization bill likely would provide ammunition for any legislators who might wish to cut funding for some ballistic […]
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Congress
House Panel Provides $631 Million For Army Missiles, Rockets
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) air and land forces subcommittee provided $631 million of authorizations for Army precision-guided missiles and rockets. That amount was contained in one portion of […]
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[May 12, 2008]
// PDF View- Boeing Seeks Workers With Current NASA Experience For Mission Operations Tasks
- NASA, Japanese Aerospace Agency, To Study Sonic Boom Modeling
- NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
- India Tests Missile Capable Of Striking China
- NASA Tests J-2X Engine For Ares Rocket
- First Galileo Navigation System Signal Transmitted By New Giove-B Satellite
- NASA Gives Hensel Phelps Up To $263.8 Million For Mobile Launcher To Transport Ares I Rocket
- House Panel Provides $631 Million For Army Missiles, Rockets
- Analysis: House Provisions Would Facilitate Funding Cuts For ABL, KEI, European GMD
- Report Says Perhaps China Can Be Persuaded To Ease Its Rapid Military Buildup
- AIAA Seeks Changes In Military Technology Export Rules (ITAR)
- U.S. Lawmakers Urge Putting Radar In Israel, To Be Tied In With European Missile Defense
- Mikulski To Seek $200 Million For NASA In Supplemental Funding Bill; Another $1 Billion To Be Sought In Regular Budget
- House Battle Begins This Week To Overturn Myriad Funding Cuts In Missile Defense Programs
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Business/Financial
NASA Gives Hensel Phelps Up To $263.8 Million For Mobile Launcher To Transport Ares I Rocket
NASA gave Hensel Phelps a contract worth up to $263.8 million to build at least one, and perhaps two, 390-foot-tall mobile launchers that will transport the Ares I rocket to […]