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Business/FinancialRussia Develops Reusable Rocket Engines Cutting Launch Costs, Lifting 1.5 To 30 Tons; Hydrogen Added To Kerosene-Oxygen
Energomash Science and Production Association has developed a rocket engine with reusable liquid propellant engines that can markedly lower the cost per launch, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. […]
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Homeland Security
Report Says Terrorists Still Seeking Weapons Such As Nuclear Devices, Sees U.S. Efforts To Control Proliferation As Improved But Still Inadequate
A new report finds that seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States still hasn’t mounted an effective effort to prevent the spread of nuclear and other catastrophic […]
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Homeland Security
Book Sees U.S. Concerns That Terrorists Will Wield Nukes As ‘Hype, Rhetoric, Sensationalism,’ Urges Rejecting Fear
A new book argues that worries about terrorists gaining possession of nuclear weapons is hype, media fear-mongering and sensationalism. The book titled "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" was authored by Brian […]
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Air ForceAir Force Wants Expedited Recertification of AEHF Satellite System
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite […]
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Business/Financial
Launches
Progress Docking At Space Station Delayed As Hurricane Ike Closes Johnson Russia launched a Progress freighter spaceship as scheduled, but then found it couldn’t dock the Progress with the International […]
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CongressNASA Increases Use Of Temporary Employees, GAO Report Finds
NASA has increased its use of temporary hirings, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress stated. Since NASA was given the power to appoint employees to positions for limited […]
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Lockheed Martin Sees Annual Doubling In Rate of JSF As Optimal For Cost Saving
By Marina Malenic Lockheed Martin [LMT] would like to see an annual doubling in the production rate of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter until full-rate production is reached, according to […]
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Business/Financial
New SATCOM Terminals Will Improve Navy’s Ability To Perform Missions, Quality of Life
By Geoff Fein In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of […]
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Congress
SAC-D Gives Money To Restart DDG-51 Line; Taylor Prods Navy On DDG-1000 Production Problems
By Emelie Rutherford While the Navy snagged support from a key Senate panel last week for its new plan to build one more DDG-1000 destroyer before restarting production of the […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Nine For Fighting. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) last Friday filed for cloture to end gridlock on debating […]