Business/Financial
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Business/FinancialAugustine Committee Opens Website
The committee President Obama ordered to review NASA space hardware procurement plans has opened a Web site. NASA is inviting the public to make its voice heard as the panel […]
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Business/FinancialDocument Setting The Task For Augustine Committee In Its Review Of NASA Hardware
Below is the document setting forth what a committee reviewing NASA space exploration programs must do, including its review of what hardware shall be procured for manned space missions. The […]
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Business/FinancialCritics Of Missile Defense Delight In Gates Comments
Long-time foes of missile defense programs have found new friends in an unlikely place: top-tier offices in the Pentagon. Comments that Department of Defense leaders have made to argue for […]
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Business/FinancialRazakSAT Now Set To Launch From Kwajalein July 13 Or 14
The RazakSAT satellite launch atop a Falcon 1 rocket has been rescheduled to 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on July 13 or 14, Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) announced. […]
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Business/FinancialSea Sparrow Missile Tests Go Well
The first fleet firings of a new-configuration Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) went well, the Navy reported. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme successfully conducted Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Gains $14.7 Million Patriot Depot Maintenance Contract Change
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $14.7 million contract change for depot-level maintenance for Patriot air and missile defense systems. The Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., […]
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Business/FinancialHouse NASA Budget Plan Would Slash Constellation Program; Cuts Would Be Provisional, Awaiting Report Of Augustine Panel
While some lawmakers and other critics say President Obama’s budget plan leaves NASA underfunded, his proposal may be far better than what the space agency ultimately will receive from Congress. […]
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Business/FinancialArtemis Sensor Activated Aboard TacSat-3 Satellite
The Artemis hyperspectral imaging sensor was activated on the TacSat-3 satellite, and Artemis is fully functional, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. Activation marks the beginning of the year-long TacSat-3 mission to […]
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Business/FinancialSpace Forum New York: Commercial Firms Will Perform Missions For Less Money Than NASA, Space Tourist Richard Garriott Says, And NASA Could Operate For Half The Money It Now Receives
Commercial Space Industry Poised For Launch, Lifting Investors On A Ride To Success, Garriott Predicts; New Uses For Space Seen NEW YORK — Private commercial space firms will be able […]
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Business/FinancialRep. Bartlett Says VH-71 Contractor Wants To Build 14 Aircraft Under Fixed Price Contract
By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford Just days after the Navy officially ended Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] VH-71 helicopter program, one lawmaker is hoping to salvage the effort with a proposal […]