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CongressCongress To Probe Space Shuttle Safety Problems, Looming Retirement Issues
Questions Arise Whether Shuttles Will Finish All Needed Missions A Senate panel this week will probe major questions about the space shuttle fleet, focusing on safety issues, whether the shuttles […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Out To Launch Pad 39A At KSC
Liftoff Still Set For 4:31 P.M. ET Dec. 6 If Space Station Ready Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and moved […]
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InternationalGermany May Send Spacecraft To Orbit Moon
Germany may send an unmanned spacecraft to orbit the moon within five years, though no manned mission is planned at this time, DW-World.DE reported. No final decision has been made […]
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International
U.K. National Defence Association Launches, Calls For Defense Spending Increase
The U.K. National Defence Association (UKNDA) launched Nov. 8, kicking off with a call to increase spending on the armed forces as soon as possible. UKNDA said it believes current […]
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International
German Parliament Green Lights Puma Procurement
The German Bundestag’s budget committee recently cleared the way today for the procurement of 405 new Puma infantry fighting vehicles for the Bundeswehr. That could mean a combined total of […]
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International
Security Upgrades Completed For 25 Russian Nuclear Warhead Sites
U.S.-funded security upgrades at a Russian Strategic Rocket Forces base in Siberia were completed Oct. 31, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said. Completion of that work […]
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International
Canadian Frigate Deploys With USS Truman Strike Group On Operation Altair
For the next six months, the HMCS Charlottetown, will deploy with the USS Truman (CVN-75) carrier strike group (CSG) as part of Operation Altair, the Canadian navy’s contribution to Operation […]