Space
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Homeland Security
DHS Nixes Program That Would Have Used Satellites For Domestic Spying
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced that she had decided to terminate the National Applications Office (NAO) program, which was established by the Bush administration early in 2008 to […]
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Business/FinancialABL Contractors Highlight Airborne Laser Tracking Feats, Even As Congress Weighs Abandoning ABL As An Operational System
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] industry team said the prototype Airborne Laser (ABL) successfully conducted its […]
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Homeland Security
China May Be Set To Orbit Space Military Forces, Analyst Says
A Chinese military analyst suggested that the People’s Liberation Army should establish a space military force to protect Chinese assets, such as its 54 satellites, the China Daily reported. China […]
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Business/Financial
Two Soyuz To Launch Twin Galileo Navigation Satellites Next Year: Arianespace
Two Arianespace-led Russian Soyuz spacecraft each will launch two Galileo navigational satellites next year two begin construction of the navigational constellation, the company announced. The European Space Agency aims to […]
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Business/Financial
Max Launch Abort Test Lifts Off From Wallops
The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)launched from Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., this morning. That test had been set for Saturday, but was delayed to today because of […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Delivers Two Launch Abort System Motors To White Sands
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] delivered two launch abort system (LAS) motors for the Orion crew exploration vehicle to White Sands Missile Range, N.M. They are set for integration and preparation […]
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Business/Financial
Replacing Ares I Rocket With EELV Yields No Net Savings, Worsens No-Fly Gap By Two Years: Study
Augustine Says Committee Will Review Study, But It Is Just Another Piece Of Information A study shows that abandoning the Ares I rocket development program and replacing it with a […]
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Business/Financial
GOES-O Satellite Set For Launch Friday
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, will launch Friday in a window of 6:14 p.m. to 7:14 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. GOES-O is the […]
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Business/Financial
Sen. Nelson To Augustine: Our Fate Is In Your Hands; Please Don’t Do Space On The Cheap; Full Funding Needed
Nelson Says Augustine Committee Has Overwhelming Power And Influence To Decide Future Of NASA Space Program The panel that President Obama formed to evaluate NASA space exploration programs has enormous […]
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Homeland Security
AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Hits Target UAV In Test
An AIM-9X Sidewinder missile successfully hit a target unmanned aerial vehicle in a test, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The AIM-9X is a fifth-generation, high off-boresight, infrared-guided missile developed and deployed […]