Space
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InternationalChina Overtakes U.S. Industrial Output, Powering A Huge Military Buildup
Report Says China Moving To Superpower Role As It Spends Almost 4 Percent Of GDP On Arms Chinese Industrial Output To Be 50 Percent Greater Than U.S. Production In Five […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Still Blocked From Liftoff; Launch Set For Jan. 24 Is Unlikely; Feb 2-7 Window Would Be Next; Liftoff Likely Later In February
Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch To Be Delayed Beyond Earlier-Scheduled Feb. 14 Target Troublesome Atlantis Electrical Link Removed; Replacement Of Problem-Filled Tank Gear Set NASA leaders think they have figured out […]
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CongressBush Administration Seeks To Loosen Rules On Sensitive Technology Sales To China
The Bush administration loosened restrictions on exporting sensitive-technology items to China, to help U.S. companies sell more advanced goods to the Chinese, according to a report by a group advocating […]
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InternationalChina Has Far More Missiles Targeting Taiwan Than Earlier Estimated
China has almost half again more missiles aimed toward Taiwan than previously estimated, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said, The China Post reported. Chen condemned the threatening Chinese missile buildup, stating […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Responds To MDA Request For Information On Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program
The Boeing Co. [BA] responded to a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) request for information, as MDA seeks industry feedback on the follow-on Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, a major segment […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Gives Boeing $799.5 Million Contract For Ares I Rocket Avionics
The Boeing Co. [BA] beat out Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. [BLL] to win an up-to $799.5 million avionics instrument unit contract for the Ares I upper stage rocket that […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Launch Postponed Again; Liftoff Now Set For Jan. 10, If Glitch Resolved
NASA Experts Still Seek Cause Of Sensor Data Snafu Tests Set For Tomorrow, May Unearth Problem In Sensors; Simultaneous Space Station Spacewalk To Examine SARJ NASA again postponed the launch […]
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InternationalJapanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
First Time An Ally Has Used Aegis/SM-3 In Ballistic Missile Defense Test The Japanese destroyer Kongo today employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy […]
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InternationalIndia Missile Defense Test A Success
India used its Akash interceptor to take out a flying target last week, according to news media reports. The news comes as India also is working to develop a long-range […]
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InternationalTop Chinese Leader Boasts China Now In Deep-Space Club
China now has become a deep-space power, on the success of its lunar orbiter, Chinese President Hu Jintao said last week, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. This is […]