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Bolden Talks CRS-2 Award Slip, Technologies Reducing Human Risk

Pat Host

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

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Bolden Talks CRS-2 Award Slip, Technologies Reducing Human Risk

The 25th anniversary Hubble Space Telescope image unveiled by NASA April 23 in Washington. Photo: NASA

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Thursday called the slip of an estimated contract award date for the second Cargo Resupply Services effort (CRS-2) a “good news story” due to an “abundance of proposals.”“The first time, I think we had two or three,” Bolden told Defense Daily after a presentation in downtown Washington celebrating 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope. “This time, we had a number of (proposals), it takes the team more time to evaluate.”The estimated contract award was…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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