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Business/FinancialLarge Antenna Reflector Is Deployed On Satellite In Orbit
A large 12-meter (39.37-foot) antenna reflector was deployed on a satellite in orbit, according to Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications [LORL]. Loral and ICO Global Communications […]
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Business/Financial
Navantia Shipyard Demonstrates Efficiencies, Best Practices
By Geoff Fein During his tenure as Navy Secretary, Donald Winter has made it a point to visit foreign shipyards when the opportunity presents itself. The visits have enabled Winter […]
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SpaceTime Magazine Names NASA Administrator Griffin One Of 100 Most Influential People For Making Expeditions To Moon, Mars, A Real Possibility
Time Magazine named NASA Administrator Michael Griffin one of the 100 most influential people for his work leading the space agency toward renewed exploration missions far beyond low Earth orbit. […]
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ASC Defense Authorization Bill Calls For Array of Offsets In Addition To Plus-ups
By Emelie Rutherford The defense bill expected to hit the Senate floor next week would authorize boosting the White House’s request for an array of efforts–including combating improvised explosive devices–while […]
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Business/Financial
NATO Capability Initiatives Advance On Surveillance, Missile Defense, Terrorism
By Ann Roosevelt Key NATO capability initiatives–alliance ground surveillance (AGS), missile defense and the Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work (DATPoW)–continue to move forward after the biannual Conference of National […]
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Business/Financial
Moog Acquires Engineering Firm
Moog [MOG.A] on Friday said it has acquired CSA Engineering, Inc., a small engineering firm that specializes in the design and supply of systems for vibration suppression, precision motion control […]
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Space
Astronauts Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
Astronauts Robert D. Cabana and Bryan D. O’Connor, along with former astronauts John E. Blaha and Loren J. Shriver, are being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. They will […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tanker Talk. Some lawmakers signal they don’t expect congressional action on the Air Force’s disputed tanker deal–at least not […]
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Business/Financial
GEO-1 Satellite For SBIRS System Passes Milestone On Way To Launch Set For Sometime Late Next Year
Satellite To Provide New Missile-Launch Warning As China, Iran, North Korea, Increase Missile Capabilities The GEO-1 satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) system passed a comprehensive baseline integrated test […]
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White House details its $70 billion supplemental war funding request for FY ’09
By Emelie Rutherford The White House last Friday sent Congress details on its $70 billion supplemental fiscal year 2009 request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, seeking equipment funds […]