Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialBoeing To Gain New Sole Source Ground-based Midcourse Defense Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will negotiate a sole-source contract for The Boeing Co. [BA] to continue leading the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program, according to an MDA notice and Boeing […]
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CongressCongress Should Weigh Forcing Secretary Of Defense, Director Of National Intelligence, To Issue National Security Space Strategy: GAO
Strategy Document Was Written Four Years Ago But Never Agreed To Or Released, GAO Reports A quickly-written watchdog-agency letter to key Senate lawmakers disclosed that a National Security Space Strategy […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Boeing Submits GOES R Proposal To NASA For Two Satellites The Boeing Co. [BA] submitted a proposal to NASA to produce two next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, known as the […]
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Business/Financial
Obering: Next Budget May Bolster Sea-Based, Land-Mobile Missile Interceptors
The next Missile Defense Agency budget may switch from a focus on items such as providing more Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors to "robust" other systems such as sea-based missile […]
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Business/Financial
Penultimate Pentagon Leader Says Missile Defense Must Be Supported
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said that U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs must receive continued support. "We need to continue to support the programs" that form the layered […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Emergency Thermal Tile Repair Being Tested At Johnson Space Center
Endeavour Lands, Wrapping Up Record STS-123 Mission; Almost 16 Days In Space, 5 Spacewalks, 6.6 Million Miles Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed To 5:01 P.M. ET May 31 Because Weather […]
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Space
U.S., Czech, Polish Figures See Agreement Soon On European Missile Defense Sites
The Czech Republic and Poland likely will agree soon to host the European installation of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, according to senior American, Czech and Polish officials. Those […]
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[March 31, 2008]
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- Contracts
- Launches
- Congress Should Weigh Forcing Secretary Of Defense, Director Of National Intelligence, To Issue National Security Space Strategy: GAO
- Boeing To Gain New Sole Source Ground-based Midcourse Defense Contract
- Northrop Ends Test Of Missile-Thwarting System On Civilian Planes, As Guardian Pod Is Removed
- Griffin Intervenes To Prevent Mars Rovers From Being Curtailed, Idled
- Missile Defense Opponent Sees Its Funding About To Tumble
- Rep. Franks Sees U.S. Satellite Shootdown Bolstering Missile Defense
- Bush To Meet With Putin Over Russian Criticism Of European Missile Defense
- Analyst: Obama Would Be A Nightmare For Defense Programs, Firms; McCain Might Be Better, But He Might Continue Hitting Contractors; Clinton Might Not Be Bad
- U.S., Czech, Polish Figures See Agreement Soon On European Missile Defense Sites
- Space Shuttle Emergency Thermal Tile Repair Being Tested At Johnson Space Center
- Penultimate Pentagon Leader Says Missile Defense Must Be Supported
- Obering: Next Budget May Bolster Sea-Based, Land-Mobile Missile Interceptors