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Business/FinancialSea Launch Posed For Wednesday Launch Of Intelsat Galaxy 19 Satellite
Sea Launch is poised to launch the Intelsat Galaxy 19 satellite on Wednesday, Sea Launch announced. A 72-hour countdown is underway at the launch site. All systems and personnel are […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Clock Ticking. The Senate hadn’t taken up the bicameral compromise versions of the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill […]
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Business/Financial
Sea Launch Lofts Space Systems/Loral Satellite On Zenit-3SL Rocket
A Galaxy 19 satellite for Intelsat was lofted to orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket that lifted off the Sea Launch Odyssey platform at the Equator, Space Systems/Loral, the satellite provider, […]
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Air ForceFinal Defense Bills Prod Pentagon On Industrial Base Impacts
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are putting pressure on the Pentagon to consider the potential impact on U.S. jobs when awarding contracts for large acquisition programs. Lawmakers critical of the Air […]
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SpaceNASA Launch Schedule
Updated — September 26 – 9:20 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: October + Mission: TacSat-3 Launch Vehicle: […]
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CongressObama Says United States Mustn’t Tolerate A Nuclear-Armed Iran, Since That Would Threaten Israel; He Terms Iranian Guard Terrorists
But Obama, McCain Call For Still-More Economic Sanctions On Iran, Without Specifically Calling For European Missile Defense System McCain Vows To Be Tough On Contractors; Boasts He Already Saved Money […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Forces Out U.N. Weapons Inspector; Seals Removed From Reactor
North Korea ousted a United Nations weapons inspector from its plutonium-producing reactor at Yongbyon, and vowed to restart its nuclear production program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. While North Korea […]
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InternationalNASA Reaches Age 50 On Wednesday, As China Performs Its First Spacewalk
NASA reaches its 50th anniversary Wednesday, a celebration dampened by the fact that the agency is strapped for funds and facing years of depending on arch-rival Russia to transport American […]
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Homeland Security
Russia Won’t Permit Weapons Inspectors To Tour Its Missile Bases: Report
Russia refused to permit inspectors from the Czech Republic and Poland to enter Russian missile bases, but Moscow is open to having its inspectors tour any missile defense facilities that […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Seeks Weight Reduction, Reuseable Components, And More In Its Constellation Program Hardware For Missions To The Moon And Far Beyond, Briefers Say
NASA needs technology, design and components that will cut weight and costs in Constellation Program systems such as the Orion space capsule and Ares rocket, the next- generation space hardware […]