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Air ForceIran Found To Amass Key Substances For Ballistic Missiles Production: Report
Iran is amassing materials such as tungsten copper and specialized aluminum and titanium sheets that are key to production of missiles, including long-range weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The […]
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SpaceMethane Discovered On Mars Signals Either Biological Life Or Active Geology
Methane that erupts from beneath the surface of Mars shows either that there is subterranean biological life, or that the red planet is geologically active, NASA announced. Further research will […]
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Business/FinancialAegis Program Director Sees Immediate Need For 7 Or 8 More Ships; More After That
The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman-Built Satellite Antenna Enables NASA’s Discovery of Buried Glaciers On Mars
An antenna aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is enabling detection of huge glaciers on Mars, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. Northrop developed and built the antenna. Locating the glaciers is […]
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Business/Financial
Arianespace Grabs 72 Percent Of Orders Booked In 2008:
Arianespace captured 72 percent of orders booked last year, and half of all commercial launches to geostationary orbit, according to Arianespace chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, speaking to journalists. […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Global Hawk Poised For Enviro Science Research
A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle is poised to begin performing environmental science research for NASA, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman are […]
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Space
Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives At Pad For Launch On STS-119 Mission To Space Station At 7:32 A.M. ET Feb. 12
Space Shuttle Discovery moved to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, where the huge spacecraft is poised to lift off at 7:32 a.m. ET Feb. 12. A launch dress […]
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Space
NASA Inspector General Did Little To Uncover Potential Savings, GAO Report States
The controversial NASA Inspector General (IG) operation found little cost savings in space agency programs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of IG reports. NASA spends almost three […]
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Space
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Poised For Launch On Delta II Feb. 4
The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is poised to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket Feb. […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Mid-Range Munition Launches, Hits Target
The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army […]