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SpaceX Launch Failed When First Stage Hit Second Stage; Tiny Bit Of Extra Thrust Caused Disaster In Mission Next SpaceX Falcon Flight Goes To Launch Pad Next Month That Falcon […]
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InternationalCanada Moves To Increase Airlift, Add UAVs
The Canadian government plans to add helicopters for airlift capacity and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. The measures were announced Aug. 5 by Minister of […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Boeing Gets $153.5 Million GPS Technology Contract The Naval Research Laboratory gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $153.5 contract to demonstrate High Integrity Global Positioning System (GPS) technology concepts. That […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Trial Run. The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman’s KC-45 tanker has completed testing and validation, […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Hands Over SBIRS Enemy Missile Warning System To Air Force
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] handed over the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system to the Air Force, the company announced. Certified operations […]
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Pentagon Seeking To Spend Up To $2.2 Billion More On ISR
By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week approved another package of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) initiatives, which includes 30 more C-12 Huron aircraft and more personnel to […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Completes Satellite Control Center
The Boeing Co. [BA] completed a $10 million, 20,500-square-foot satellite Mission Control Center (MCC) in El Segundo, Calif. The MCC can manage up to four commercial or government satellite missions […]
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Business/Financial
First Orion Space Capsule Manned Flight Delayed One Year To 2014 By Money Woes
Further Delays Possible, Such As Any Funding Freeze Congress Sets For NASA Fiscal 2009 Appropriations NASA Leaders Reject Report That Orion Safety Concerns Trumped By Budget, Cost Concerns The unofficial […]
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Homeland Security
North Korean Nuclear Weapons, Ballistic Missiles Worry Bush
Bush Says North Korea Won’t Come Off State Sponsor Of Terrorism List Or Axis Of Evil List Until It Takes Further Action But Bush Praises Destruction Of Reactor President Bush […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Will Pay $4 Million Fine In Attempt To Sell Hellfire Missiles To United Arab Emirates: State Department
Classified Information Disclosed On JASSM Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will pay a $4 million civil penalty for unauthorized actions the company took to sell Hellfire missiles to the United Arab […]