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SpaceAcademic To Be President Of American Enterprise Institute Think Tank
A university professor has been named president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington that focuses on defense and other issues. Arthur C. Brooks, the […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tanker Lobby Blockade. Two outspoken congressional critics of the Air Force’s bungled tanker contract award to a Northrop Grumman-European […]
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Business/FinancialPhoenix Spacecraft Healthy, Solar Arrays Produce More Power Than Expected
The Phoenix Mars Lander is performing well, with its solar arrays generating more electricity than expected so that Phoenix hours of operation each day can be extended, Lockheed Martin Corp. […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Secretary Winter Seeks To Grow Acquisition Workforce By At Least 1,000
By Geoff Fein Months after establishing an initiative that would apply to Major Defense Acquisition Program programs, Acquisition Category I programs, all pre-Major Automated Information System programs, and selected ACAT […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Guarantees To Protect Czechs From Russian Attack On Radar
Protection Of Czech Republic Against Missile Attack Also Assured The United States has guaranteed to protect the Czech Republic from any potential Russian attack on an envisioned European Missile Defense […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Still Planning Commercial, Not Japanese, Cargo Transport To Space Station
NASA isn’t planning to award future contracts to the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) or to the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide cargo transport to the International Space Station, NASA […]
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InternationalExpert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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Homeland Security
Obering Sees Iran Able To Hit U. S. Targets By 2015 To 2017
European Missile Defense System Urgently Needed Worrisome Threats Uttered By Iranian Leader Cited European Interceptor Design Not Risky, Won’t Involve Major Changes From Already-Proven Rocket Components: Obering There is no […]
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Homeland Security
Scanners Not Sure To Detect All Smuggled Nuclear Weapons Bound For United States, Government Watchdog Tells Congress
Flaws persist in masterminding a multi-program, $2.8 billion yearly anti-smuggling detection system to block rogue nations and terrorists from mounting a nuclear attack on the United States, the Government Accountability […]
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International
Multi-Nation Summit Of Space Agency Heads Reflects
Opposition To Early International Space Station Retirement Five global space-program leaders voiced concern that the International Space Station (ISS) should be operational through the end of the next decade at […]