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President Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have made difficult decisions to rebalance the Department of Defense budget in their proposal for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, […]

It’s a blast. Space Shuttle Atlantis this afternoon thundered into the heavens from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for a rendezvous with an eye in the sky, the […]

Panel Will Look At What Hardware Is Available The future cost of developing and operating manned space flight hardware is "one of the important issues" tha a review panel will […]

By Emelie Rutherford Dozens of lawmakers sent letters to the Obama administration yesterday, when the Pentagon unveiled its detailed budget request, decrying its proposed elimination of the jobs- generating F-22 […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved yesterday a supplemental war-spending bill after shifting funding from Army radios to Navy aircraft and adding language encouraging a multi-year contract […]

Scolese Says Any Ares I Replacement Must Be Capable To Carry Out Full Lunar Return Mission NASA today unveiled an $18.69 billion budget proposal that includes a major study of […]

Multiple Kill Vehicle Is Dead; Agency Leader Voices ‘High Confidence’ United States Can Kill Missiles From Iran Or North Korea; U.S.-Israeli Program Mulled President Obama’s defense budget plan, released today, […]

Tough Battle Ahead, But Not Hopeless, Sessions Says President Obama’s plan for dramatic cuts in funding missile defense programs likely will be challenged in the Senate, especially among authorizers on […]

Republican House members blasted President Obama’s proposed cuts to ballistic missile defense programs, saying a rising missile threat makes such cuts reckless. Further, they expressed incredulity that there could be […]

O’Reilly Urges Emphasis On Hitting Enemy Missiles In Ascent Phase, But Also Endorses Not Buying Another Airborne Laser Aircraft ABL Needs Design Changes, O’Reilly Says; Existing ABL Shows How To […]