Space
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SpaceNASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Launch Schedule
Updated — May 21, 2009 – 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 + Mission: STS-127 […]
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CongressObama Picks Bolden As Next NASA Administrator, Garver As Deputy
Bolden Commands Wide Support In Congress, But Conflicts Issue Remains How Will Bolden As Administrator Work With Norm Augustine Panel? Support voiced by leading members of Congress and influential outsiders […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Given $1.49 Billion Space-Based Infrared Satellite Contract
The Air Force gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $1.487 billion cost plus fixed fee contract to provide the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite. Lockheed also […]
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Business/FinancialMembers Of Augustine Committee Reviewing NASA Programs Are Named
First Meeting Scheduled; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle On Agenda NASA today announced the members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee that will review NASA programs, including […]
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Business/FinancialSouth Korea May Buy SM-2 Gear For $170 Million
South Korea may purchase Standard Missile (SM) gear through the Foreign Military Sale program, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. It notified Congress of a possible sale to Korea of […]
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InternationalRussian Soyuz Vehicle Docks With Space Station, Doubling Its Crew Size To Six People For First Time; One More Example Of A Rising Russian Role
A Russian Soyuz spaceship carrying three travelers docked with the International Space Station, meaning that the station crew size for the first time was doubled to six people from the […]
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Business/FinancialHarris Corp. Gains $736 Million NOAA Contract To Provide GOES-R Ground Segment Systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave Harris Corp. [HRS] a $736 million, 10-year contract to work on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R […]
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Business/FinancialWords Hit North Korea After Illicit Tests, But Real Punishment Not Quickly Evident; North May Launch Taepo Dong-2, Test Nuke
As Pyongyang Advances Nuclear, Missile Skills, U.S. Missile Shield Gains Greater Importance; Analyst: Pyongyang Wants Nuke Missiles North Threatens To Attack South Korea; Gates Suggests Rewards For North Korea Over […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Sets $49.1 Million In Liquid Oxygen, Nitrogen Contracts
NASA gave three companies contracts for liquid nitrogen, or LN2, and liquid oxygen, or LOX. The firms will supply six NASA facilities supporting activities for the Space Operations Mission Directorate […]
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CongressFormer SecDef Cohen: Rising Threats Should Preclude Missile Defense Cuts
Democratic President Obama’s move to slash $1.2 billion from U.S. missile defense programs would be an unwise move, weakening U.S. security, according to William Cohen, the one-time a Republican senator […]