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Business/FinancialSea 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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InternationalUSAFE Commander Wants Stronger NATO Bonds As New Financial, Geopolitical Challenges Loom
North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations must continue to invest in cutting edge military technology and manpower to meet new challenges outside their borders, the chief of United States Air […]
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Air Force Disciplines 15 More Officers In Connection With Nuclear Safety Incidents
By Marina Malenic The Air Force yesterday announced disciplinary action against 15 officers over two nuclear safety incidents that earlier this year prompted the forced resignation of the service’s secretary […]
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KEI Second Stage Rocket Motor Passes Test
The second stage of a Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) ballistic missile defense system passed a static-firing test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said yesterday. The KEI industry team fired the […]
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Business/Financial
General Dynamics Falls Behind Schedule On LCS-2, Delivery Now Set For 2009
By Geoff Fein General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works acknowledged yesterday that it will be late in delivering its variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the Navy as […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Looks To Build On At Sea Use of Biometrics
By Calvin Biesecker TAMPA, Fla.–Continued success with the deployment of biometric technology aboard small Coast Guard cutters operating in the Mona Passage is prompting the service to look for additional […]