http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:06:54 EST Bad Florida Weather Forces Endeavour To Divert To Edwards Air Force Base Fickle Florida weather that forced Space Shuttle Endeavour into a West Coast landing yesterday, a cranky and reluctant system to convert urine into drinking water, a lost tool bag, a... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4891.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST New Uses Seen For ABL Include Taking Out Aircraft, Cruise Missiles, Surface-To-Air Missile: Boeing Test Success, Possible New Uses For ABL Come As Congress May Consider Cutting ABL Funds In Fiscal 2010 Budget Bill By Dave Ahearn The Airborne Laser (ABL)... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4892.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST President-elect Obama today announced he will retain Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the top Pentagon post, and also said Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), will be nominated as secretary of state. In... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4893.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The Czech Republic Senate, 40-31, approved a plan for the United States to install a radar on Czech territory as part of the envisioned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Because the Czech administration already approved the deal, that leaves only the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4894.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST RS-24 Test-Fired Successfully For Third Time An increasingly bellicose Russia test-launched a sea-based ballistic missile from a submarine, and also readied plans to deploy a land-based nuclear-tipped missile that Russians claim can elude U.S. missile defense... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4895.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Iran Now Has Half The Nuclear Material Required To Produce An Atomic Weapon United Nations inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reached an impasse in their attempts to persuade Iran that it must abandon its uranium enrichment... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4896.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Pre-Solicitation Conference Set For Wednesday At Marshall In Huntsville NASA released a draft request for proposals, or RFP, for Phase I of its Ares V heavy lifter rocket that will be part of the next-generation U.S. spaceship system. The rocket will haul... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4897.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The Falcon 9 rocket aced a static fire test that lasted almost three minutes, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced Sunday. That full mission-length firing in a vertical test stand at the SpaceX McGregor test facility in Texas lasted 178... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4898.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST President-elect Obama's plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is counting on some savings from a drawdown in Iraq to pay for other initiatives he... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4899.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Hackers in recent years have invaded computers at NASA and other agencies, swiping millions of pages of data, some of it sensitive, according to a news report. Cyber break-ins struck computers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April 2005, where space... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4900.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST While other nations aggressively expand their space programs, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said the United States will be able to retain its leadership in space, according to an Air Force news service report. But he added that the amount of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4901.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST A key sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed one test, and is poised for further tests, prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced today. The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Sensor... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4902.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) weapon performed well and completed tests for the Royal Australian Air Force, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests were performed at the Woomera Test Facility in South Australia. The testing was led by... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4903.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System precision attack missile completed its first guided test flight, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. NLOS is a product of NetFires LLC, a joint venture of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. That test was conducted at White... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4904.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The Royal Netherlands Navy test-launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles from air defense and command frigate (LCF) HMS De Zeven Provincien, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. The exercise, which was the first LCF... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4905.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST A Russian Progress launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan and reached orbit, then docked with the International Space Station yesterday. The logistics ship carried vital items for the station such as two... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4906.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Two Japanese Patriot crews recently fired Patriot missiles in testing at Fort Bliss, Texas, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The company provided operational support for the annual service practice conducted by Japan Air Self-Defense Force troops... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4907.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Updated -- November 30, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Dec. ** Mission: TacSat-3 Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Minotaur Rocket Launch Site: Wallops Flight Facility... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4908.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST European space ministers in recent days have backed multi-year outlays for the European Space Agency totaling Euro11.2 billion (US$14.4 billion). Various time frames apply to different programs, ranging from 2009-2013, all the way out to 2020. The ESA, which... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4909.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST SAIC Gains $69.3 Million Contract For Support Services At Kennedy NASA selected Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] of Houston to provide project management support services at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The contract begins Feb. 1, with a two-year... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/space/4910.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST