Space
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Air ForceAir Force Wants Expedited Recertification of AEHF Satellite System
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Progress Docking At Space Station Delayed As Hurricane Ike Closes Johnson Russia launched a Progress freighter spaceship as scheduled, but then found it couldn’t dock the Progress with the International […]
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CongressNASA Increases Use Of Temporary Employees, GAO Report Finds
NASA has increased its use of temporary hirings, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress stated. Since NASA was given the power to appoint employees to positions for limited […]
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Business/Financial
New SATCOM Terminals Will Improve Navy’s Ability To Perform Missions, Quality of Life
By Geoff Fein In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of […]
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InternationalChina Poised For Manned Space Mission As Early As Next Week; Expected Spacewalk By Taikonaut Will Be A First For China
Chinese Space Advances Come As NASA Faces Serious Woes China is wrapping up preparations for liftoff as early as next week of its third manned space flight that will include […]
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Business/Financial
Russia Vows Anew To Demolish Any U.S.-European Missile Defense System, As Polish Parliament Weighs Backing Construction Of Missile Shield
Russia Lambasted For Continued Occupation Of Georgian Provinces; Asian Nations Provide $40 Million Low-Interest Loan To Georgia But Some U.S. Lawmakers Still Are Cool To Providing Funds Required To Build […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Threatens To Rebuild Nuclear Weapons Reactor As Kim Jong Il Reported To Suffer Stroke, Undergo Brain Surgery
New North Korean Missile Launching Facility Taking Shape North Korea, which with great fanfare demolished a portion of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, now is […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Disappointed With Potential Congressional Cut In Funds For KEI Missile Defense
In Talks With Navy, Raytheon Suggests Making New Zumwalt Destroyers Missile Defense Ships Raytheon Co. [RTN] is disappointed that lawmakers in Congress may cut funding needed to develop the Kinetic […]
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Business/Financial
Ares I Rocket Passes Preliminary Design Review; Some Issues Still To Be Addressed After Review; Critical Design Review Next For Rocket System
Orion November Preliminary Design Review Delayed The Ares I rocket that will power the next-generation Orion crew capsule into space passed its preliminary design review (PDR) with only a few […]
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Air Force
Airborne Laser Enters New, Longer-Duration Testing; Budget Cuts Would Harm ABL Development Even As Enemy Missile Threats Continue To Increase
The Airborne Laser last night began more tests of longer duration, according to briefers with The Boeing Co. [BA], Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. While "first […]