Space
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SpaceObering Sees Aegis, THAAD Interceptor Production Rate ‘Roughly’ Doubling In 2010-2015, But Funding Wouldn’t Double
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will seek approval to roughly double the production rate of new Aegis and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile interceptors in fiscal years […]
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CongressSmall, Primitive Nuclear Weapon Detonated In Washington Would Wreak Destruction Over Wide Area, Two Studies Show
Total Destruction Of Buildings Near Blast Would Be Followed By Widespread Fatalities In Radioactive Fallout Over Many Miles Even a small, primitive nuclear bomb detonated on the National Mall in […]
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Air ForceMissile Defense Makes War Less Likely, Rather Than Precipitating Conflict: General
Another Minuteman Overhaul May Be Needed U.S. moves to form a multi-layered ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield help to avert conflict, much as the vast U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons […]
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Air Force
Congress Short-Changes Defense; Huge Funding Increases Needed To Support Existing, Future Programs Including Procurement Of Major Weapons Platforms: AIA Report
The federal government needs to step up to the challenge and fully fund myriad defense programs, specifically including procurement of ships, tanks, planes, missiles and more, the Aerospace Industries Association […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Lockheed Satellite Launched Into Orbit By Ariane-5 For Vietnam The Vinasat-1 communications satellite was launched into orbit by an Ariane 5-ECA rocket provided by Arianespace, with the satellite poised to […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
Northrop To Vie For GOES-R Contract Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] will compete for the Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite — Series R GOES-R contract. Northrop submitted a proposal to NASA to […]
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Space
NASA Extends Saturn-Circling Cassini-Huygens Satellite Tour By Two Years
NASA extended the tour of the international Cassini-Huygens mission scoping out Saturn and its exotic moons by two years, and yet another extension eventually may be in the cards. Cassini’s […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Delivers Key SBIRS Software
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered two key blocks of ground software integral to supporting the program’s geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and highly […]
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Space
In The News
GeoEye-1 Earth Imaging Satellite Complete, General Dynamics States Integration and environmental testing of the GeoEye-1 Earth imaging satellite is complete, producer General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. General Dynamics is the […]
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Space
European Space Agency Hangs Out Help Wanted Sign For Astronauts; Arduous Screening Could Lead To Trips To Moon, Mars And Beyond
The European Space Agency (ESA) needs a few good men, and women, who want to venture into space. ESA wishes to hire new astronauts, who would come from the 17 […]