Space & Missile Defense Report
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[February 18, 2008]
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- Boeing And Contractors Sign Agreement For Ares I Upper Stage Work
- NASA Gears Up For Next Decadal Survey, Choosing 19 Teams To Weigh Astronomy, Astrophysics Projects That Might Be Launched Sometime In The Next Decade
- Backlogged Security Clearances Plague DOD, Contractors, But OPM Sees Progress; 80 Percent of Reviews Done In 67 Days, But Averages May Mask Wide
- NATO Moves Closer To Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Capability
- In The News
- Contracts
- Launches
- Report Slams SLAMRAAM For Lack Of Criteria
- Boeing Hires Tata Industries To Do $500 Million Defense Aerospace Work In India
- Analyst Urges More Diplomacy With China, But Says It Is Credible, Growing Threat
- NASA, Brits, To Cooperate On Lunar Programs
- Obering Asks Why Iran Develops Missiles That Could Hit Europe, When Iran Already Has Missiles With Range To Strike Israel
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Poised For Landing At 9:07 A.M. ET Wednesday After Undocking From International Space Station Today; Shuttle To Land Before U.S. Kills
- Democratic and GOP Lawmakers Agree That NASA Is Underfunded; Key Lawmaker Says Congress Must Reassess, Correct Funding Shortfall
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ArmyReport Slams SLAMRAAM For Lack Of Criteria
The Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program lacks effective evaluation yardsticks because the Army has relied on a plan provided by Raytheon Co. [RTN] instead of following more […]
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SpaceIn The News
NASA Offers Scholarships To Lure Students Into Aeronautics The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in NASA is offering students scholarships in hopes of luring them into studying aeronautics and other fields. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Space Budget Rises About 5 Percent To $11.9 Billion For Fiscal 2009
The proposed Air Force space budget advanced about 5 percent to $11.9 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, which would be up from $11.3 billion in the […]
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InternationalAnalysts Hail Polish Moves Toward Accepting U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Unit
But Involving The European Union Could Kill Defense Shield Plans Approval Needed Soon, Before Bush Leaves Office Next Year Polish steps toward accepting the U.S. proposal to install a Ground-based […]
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CongressBush Budget Supports Space Exploration, Missile Defense Well: Analysts
President Bush’s federal government budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, provides solid support for space exploration programs and for missile defense, experts said. Bush unveiled his NASA […]