Space
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SpaceHubble Space Telescope Sees A Planet Orbiting Distant Star For First Time
The Hubble Space Telescope for the first time snapped a visible-light picture of a planet circling another star, NASA announced. The planet is called Formalhut b. While the Hubble and […]
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InternationalKazakh Cosmonaut May Fly To Space Station Next Year
Kazakhstan will send a cosmonaut to the International Space Station a year or so from now, the Kazakh National Space Agency announced. But funding arrangements for the flight haven’t yet […]
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Business/FinancialGriffin Awaits Two Studies Detailing How To Shrink Five-Year NASA Travel Gap
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is awaiting two studies probing how to shrink the yawning half-decade gap when NASA won’t be able to take even one astronaut to low Earth orbit. […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Raytheon Gains $54 Million Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $54 million contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle […]
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Homeland Security
Electromagnetic Pulse Attack Would Devastate U.S.; More Casualties Than Nuclear Attack; But EMP Attack Could Be Defeated By Missile Defense
A rogue state or terrorists could launch an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States that would kill more Americans than a nuclear strike on a major city, but […]
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Homeland Security
United States Should Plan To Defend Space Assets, Rather Than Attempting To Deter Attacks: Analyst
The United States should erect defenses against anti-satellite attacks, rather than merely attempting to deter assaults, according to an analyst. Deterrence may well not work, stated Robert Butterworth, president of […]
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Business/Financial
Medvedev, Sarkozy, Back Off From Harsh Anti-American Rhetoric Aimed At European Missile Defense, In G-20 Summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, coming to the United States for a Group of 20 Nations summit confronting economic issues, backed off from their prior harsh […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Software Cuts Risk For Transformational Satellite Communications System
A new software has demonstrated it can support the space and ground segments of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. This demonstration is one of […]
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Homeland Security
Chinese Military Officer Says China, If It Acquires Aircraft Carrier, Won’t Use It To Project Power Across Globe
A senior Chinese military officer said if China acquires an aircraft carrier or two, it will merely be to protect the Chinese homeland, not to project power across the globe, […]
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Business/Financial
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System Adds $246 Million To Alaska Economy During 2007
The Boeing Co. [BA], through its work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, added more than $246 million to the Alaska economy last year, Boeing announced. GMD includes interceptors […]