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ArmySpeakes: Congress’ Approval Key For New Armed Reconnaissance Helo Plans
By Emelie Rutherford The future of the Army’s troubled Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) effort relies on Congress’ willingness to fund a revised program along with upgrades to the legacy OH-58 […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Fixes Satellite
The Boeing Co. [BA] reconfigured an on-orbit Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability. The satellite, the 11th in the Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) series built by Boeing, was […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Says Iran Aims To Build Nuclear Weapons, And It Sponsors Hamas And Hezbollah Terrorism, Providing Missiles and Rockets Attacking Israel
Iran is attempting to build a nuclear weapon that could ignite an atomic arms race raging across the Middle East, President-elect Obama warned. He also said Iran sponsors terrorist organizations […]
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Business/Financial
GPS Segment Design Review, Engineering Model, Complete, Raytheon Announces
The Global Positioning System (GPS) control segment (GPS OCX) completed both its segment design review and its capability engineering model demonstration, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The segment design review was […]
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Business/Financial
Griffin Says Ares I Would Be Twice As Safe As EELV, And EELV Would Need Same Development As Ares I, Plus Lost Time, Money
EELV Couldn’t Perform Moon Mission, But Ares Rocket Family Could; Would Congress Fund Two Rockets? Ares Has Synergies, 25 Percent Savings Griffin: Orion-Ares Indecision Could Mean Losing Billions; NASA Funding […]
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CongressGAO Assails Poor Results, Little Savings By NASA Inspector General Cobb; He Compromised Independence, Abused Staff
NASA Inspector General Robert "Moose" Cobb was one of the worst-performing inspectors general among federal agencies reviewed, in terms of cutting waste and saving funds, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]
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Congress
Fully Funding NASA Programs Would Require $2 Bln-3 Bln More Yearly: Griffin Cites Estimate
Extending Space Shuttle Flights Would Cost $3 Bln More Yearly; Smart Move Would Provide $2 Bln To Launch Orion One Year Earlier The NASA basic budget would have to increase […]
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SpaceGriffin Says No Word On Reappointment From Obama; He Submitted Resignation, As A Political Appointee Must
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said last week he has thus far received no word, either way, on whether President-elect Obama will ask him to remain at the helm of the […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Issues RFP For Gigantic Ares V Rocket; Proposals Due At 1 P.M. CT Feb. 9
NASA issued a request for proposal for the huge Ares V rocket that will hoist payloads to space needed for astronauts to return to the moon and establish a permanent […]
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Business/Financial
House Resolution Affirms Israeli Right Of Self-Defense Against Hamas Attack
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Strongly Backs Measure A powerful House committee chairman strongly endorsed a pending House resolution that recognizes the right of Israel to defend itself against rocket […]