Space
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Conference: Critic Of Missile Defense Favors Research, But Doesn’t Back Programs, Systems
A frequent critic of U.S. ballistic missile defense programs said he would favor research and development of those programs, but didn’t endorse any of them as effective in taking down […]
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SpaceAlternate Launch Abort System To Be Tested At Wallops June 15
NASA’s Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be tested June 15 at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The launch window extends from approximately 5:45 a.m. […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Conference: Burgeoning North Korean, Iranian Missile Threats Rise, Even As United States Cuts Missile Defense
North Korea and Iran are developing more advanced missile capabilities, along with nuclear programs, even as the United States is cutting funds for missile defense programs, a missile defense expert […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Launch Schedule
Updated — June 4, 2009 – 4 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 Mission: STS-127 […]
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CongressObama Taps Rep. McHugh For Army Secretary
President Obama said he will nominate Rep. John M. McHugh of New York, ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, to be secretary of the Army. It isn’t the […]
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Space
NASA Selects Four Proposals to Study Space Radiation Risks
NASA selected four proposals for research to help understand space radiation’s effects on humans living in space. Those proposals came from the New York University School of Medicine in New […]
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Congress
Clinton Says Iranian Nuclear Attack On Israel Would Draw ‘Retaliation,’ But Doesn’t Repeat Comment That U.S. Would Annihilate Iran
Any Iranian nuclear attack on Israel would draw retaliation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on ABC This Week. "Were Israel to suffer nuclear attack by Iran, there would be […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Gains $14.7 Million Patriot Depot Maintenance Contract Change
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $14.7 million contract change for depot-level maintenance for Patriot air and missile defense systems. The Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., […]
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Business/Financial
IAEA Report Says Iran Increases Number Of Centrifuges; Tracking Iranian Nuclear Production Program More Difficult
Iran rapidly is increasing the number of its centrifuges producing nuclear materials, and it is becoming more difficult to keep track of it all, according to a new report from […]
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Homeland Security
General Dynamics To Bolster WIN-T Ground Facilities With Ku, Ka Band Additions
The Army gave General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a $119 million contract change to provide additional Ku- and Ka-band terminals at ground facilities, the company announced. That will increase satellite communications […]