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Business/FinancialAir Force Certifies SBIRS Testing
The Air Force certified readiness for dedicated operational utility evaluation and trial period operations of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and associated ground […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense On Your Marks. At least three weeks of frantic legislative activity begin this week, as lawmakers return from the […]
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Business/Financial
Space Tracking and Surveillance System Satellites Complete Acoustic Tests
Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites being built by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed acoustic testing. The satellites, tested […]
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Air ForceHouse Panel Wants Industrial Base Impacts Weighed In Defense Programs
By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want the Pentagon to consider how its acquisition programs impact the domestic industrial base, and are calling on defense officials to explain how such workforce […]
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Congress‘Pessimistic’ Griffin Memo Protests ‘Jihad’ Against NASA, But He Repeats Formal Support For Retiring Shuttles, Depending On Russians For Transport To Space Station
Griffin’s View Of A Threadbare NASA Budget Comes After Others Voiced That Conclusion; He Sees No U.S. Crew On Space Station In 2012 He Expects Next President To Order Continued […]
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InternationalChina Poised To Launch Manned Spaceship, With Liftoff Set For Window Of Sept. 25-30
Chinese Taikonaut To Perform Spacewalk; This Will Be Third Chinese Manned Mission China will launch a manned Shenzhou-7 spaceship in a window of Sept. 25 – 30 on a mission […]
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Congress
Russian President Medvedev Promises Partial Troop Withdrawal From Georgia, But Forces Would Remain In Two Provinces
Bush Withdraws Nuclear Deal With Russia To Punish Moscow For Invading Georgia Russian President Dmitri Medvedev promised to withdraw Russian forces from much of the independent nation of Georgia, but […]
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Congress
Polish Leaders Begin Selling Citizens On European Missile Defense System, Before Legislators Act On Approval
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begun campaigning among Polish citizens to build support for U.S. plans to construct a European Missile Defense (EMD) system, promising local residents that the […]
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Homeland Security
National Security Space Situational Awareness Can Gain Public Support By Explaining How Much Civilian Programs Depend On Space
While the need for military space situational awareness (SSA) is great and growing, public support for SSA could be increased greatly if only the public understood how much civilian programs […]
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Business/Financial
Aegis Missile Defense System Praised In Study, But System Requires More Speed And Punch
Report Adds To Disputes Over Funding For Multiple Missile Defense Programs The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system was praised as a useful asset ready to take on missile threats […]