Space
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SpaceCarlson Named To NRO Post
Retired Air Force Gen. Bruce Carlson was named director of the National Reconnaissance Office. The Aerospace Industries Association praised the move as "an important step in establishing the leadership our […]
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Business/FinancialPresident Obama Should Support European Missile Defense If He Wishes To Block A Mideast Arms Race
President Obama should provide strong support to the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system if he wishes to avert a growing danger of a nuclear arms race sweeping across the […]
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Business/Financial
GPS III Effort Moves Into Critical Design Review Phase
The Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is moving into the critical design review phase, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. That move into the next phase began on schedule, […]
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Homeland Security
Chinese Submarine Hits Underwater Sonar Array Being Towed By U.S. Navy Destroyer: Report
A Chinese submarine struck an underwater sonar array being towed by the U.S. Navy destroyer John S. McCain (DDG 56), according to news reports. The incident happened near the Philippines, […]
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Homeland Security
China Seen Making Huge Strides In Naval Force, Becoming Blue-Water Navy With Access Denial Powers And Global Reach, Commission Official Says
China is flexing its muscle with a huge naval transformation, including acquisition of strategic platforms that mean the most populous nation on Earth is becoming a blue-water navy, with power […]
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Business/Financial
New Pentagon Testing Chief Gilmore Pledges To Tell Congress If Missile Defense Testing Is Inadequate
J. Michael Gilmore, President Obama’s nominee to be the chief Pentagon weapons system tester, told senators the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system should have to provide not just confidence, but "a […]
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Business/Financial
House 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/Financial
Critics 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/Financial
Space 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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Space
Atlantis Returns To Kennedy Atop 747 Carrier Aircraft
Space Shuttle Atlantis finally returned home, riding atop a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft. That piggyback ride was needed because foul Florida weather forced Atlantis to land on the West […]