Space
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SpaceHubble Space Telescope Inches Back Toward Normal Operations; Glitch That Shut Down Systems Likely Was Short- or Open-Circuit
NASA Now May Not Lose Four Months Of Pioneering Data From Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope, after being sidelined by multiple glitches, is edging slowly back toward operational capability, […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Appeals Jury Verdict Against Company, Beginning Protracted Years-Long Legal Battle
ICO Wins Multi-Million-Dollar Award From Jury The Boeing Co. [BA] announced it will appeal a jury verdict against Boeing and for ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. J. Michael Luttig, Boeing […]
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Business/Financial
Sierra Nevada Corp. To Acquire SpaceDev
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) yesterday said it plans to acquire space technology company SpaceDev, Inc. [SPDV] for $38 million, allowing it to form an integrated space technologies business unit. The […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — October 14, 2008 – 4:35 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Oct. 19 Mission: IBEX Launch […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Boeing Gains $30 Million For Further Advanced Tactical Laser Tests The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a contract worth up to $30 million to continue testing the Advanced […]
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Homeland Security
Croatian Navy Receives Two Missile Boats
Patria is delivering two Helsinki-class missile boats to the Croatian Navy, the company reported. Those boats were used by the Finnish Navy. The boat class was removed from service as […]
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Homeland Security
China Protests U.S. Plan To Sell $6.5 Billion Of Arms To Taiwan; Beijing Warns U.S. Stance Frays Relations
China is objecting vociferously to the U.S. Bush administration plan to sell $6.5 billion worth of arms to Taiwan to help the island nation defend itself against attack, according to […]
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Business/Financial
Senate Panel Staffer Sees $1 Billion Cut In Missile Defense Hitting ABL, Others
More Advanced Missile Defense Programs Would Receive Solid Budgetary Support The incoming president and Congress to be elected next month may make major cuts in the ballpark of "at least […]
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Space
Younger Military, Outsiders, Receptive To Reforming Space Security Procurement, Leadership, But Older And Higher-Ranking Officials Resistant: General
A proposal to reform national security space activities, including procuring new hardware, draws some support from younger military persons and outsiders, but encounters "concern" and resistance from older, higher-ranking personnel. […]
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Business/Financial
Huge Cuts In Missile Defense Programs Could Decrease Balance In Shield, While Eliminating Best Chance For Missile Kill
Cuts Or Development Stretch-Out Would Come Just As ABL Program Has Been Performing Well Slashing $1 billion out of ballistic missile defense, with cuts aimed at programs that kill enemy […]