Business/Financial
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Business/FinancialNavy’s Decision To Sole-Source Aegis Work Was ‘Unobjectionable,’ GAO Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s decision to award several sole-source contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for Aegis combat system work were unobjectionable given that the service determined that an award […]
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Business/FinancialObama 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/FinancialGriffin 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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Business/FinancialNASA 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/FinancialHouse 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 […]
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Business/FinancialBush Opposed Israeli Plan To Bomb Iranian Nuclear Production Bunkers
President Bush last year opposed an Israeli plan to launch an air strike employing earth-penetrating ordnance to annihilate deeply-buried nuclear processing facilities in Iran, according to The New York Times […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Has Potential 78 Ships Worldwide For Aegis System Upgrades
Nation Requires Multiple Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Official Says Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] faces a potential 78 ships in the U.S. Navy and allied forces that the company might be […]
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Business/FinancialAIA Report Urges Treating NASA, Military, Civilian Space Programs As Unified Entity
Recommendation Comes As Some Urge Dumping Ares I NASA Rocket For EELV Military Lifter AIA Says Studying Shift To EELV Worthwhile, But AIA Doesn’t Recommend That Change It would be […]
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Business/FinancialFull Transcript Of Speech
A Valedictory: NASA Administrator Mike Griffin Sums Up Challenges, Opportunities Facing Space Agency NASA Can Create ‘New Options For Our Grandchildren’s Grandchildren, Or Leave That Privilege To Others’ NASA Administrator […]
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Business/FinancialTactical Satellite Launch Delayed By Part Glitch
The planned Tactical Satellite-3 launch set for later this month will be postponed because an avionics component malfunctioned, the Air Force announced. Earlier, the launch had been set for last […]