Space
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SpaceFY ’11 Defense Bill Continues U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation
U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile-defense programs would receive $415.1 million in the final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011. The CR provides funding to keep the federal government operating for […]
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Space
NASA Would Snag Ability To Cancel Constellation Contracts Under Budget Plan
NASA will be allowed to cancel unwanted contracts from the defunct Constellation manned-spaceflight program if Congress passes the massive fiscal year 2011 budget deal reached late last week. The full-year […]
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Aurora Awarded NASA Contract, Company Says
NASA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a contract to develop Small Probes for Orbital Return of Experiments (SPORE), the company said. Aurora Flight Sciences has paired with Georgia Institute of […]
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Northrop Grumman to Test Heat Management System on Space Station
Northrop Grumman [NOC] will use an experiment on the International Space Station to test a new way to cool military satellite payloads, the company said recently. The payload, the Massive […]
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CongressNASA Would Snag Ability To Cancel Constellation Contracts Under Budget Plan
By Emelie Rutherford NASA will be allowed to cancel unwanted contracts from the defunct Constellation manned-spaceflight program if Congress passes the massive fiscal year 2011 budget deal reached late last […]
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Space
MDA Awards Multiple Concept Development Deals For Next-Generation SM-3
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a total of $127 million in three separate contracts to Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] to begin conceptual design and development […]
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Space
Gov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to contentious issues including […]
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EADS NA Expands Space Product Activities In U.S.
EADS North America last week said that it has expanded the company’s space and related product activities in the United States, supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia. The […]
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Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Destroys UAV, Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
Raytheon‘s [RTN] Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system recently successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, […]
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Space
Israel Makes First Rocket Intercept Using Iron Dome
Israel yesterday intercepted an enemy rocket headed toward the city of Ashkelon, 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement. The intercept marked the […]