Space
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SpaceNASA 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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CongressClinton 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/FinancialRaytheon 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 […]
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Congress
Heritage Foundation Says United States May Need To Use Military Force To Halt Iranian March To Nuclear Weapons
Iran must be coaxed or forced to surrender its nuclear program, according to a special report from The Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank. Diplomacy or a campaign of deterrence […]
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InternationalAstrium To Study Robotic Moon Landings For Germany
Germany commissioned Astrium, a unit of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), to study the feasibility of robotic moon landings. In contrast, the United States, China and perhaps […]
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Business/Financial
Group Proposes A Dozen Ways To Prevent Iran Making Nuclear Weapons Without Going To War
There are a dozen ways to pressure Iran into dropping its rush to develop nuclear arms, short of using military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, The Israel Project, a pro-Israel […]
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International
ESA Extends Envisat Earth-Scanning Satellite Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) extended the Envisat Earth-scanning satellite mission to 2013, ESA announced. That satellite beams down data it has gathered since its launch in 2002. Envisat, short […]
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Business/Financial
After NASA Is Grounded As Shuttles Retire, Russian Soyuz Flights To Transport American Astronauts Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers $306 Million
The United States will pay Russia $306 million to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station and back. That taxi service will be needed after NASA loses the ability […]