Space
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Business/FinancialSea Sparrow Missile Tests Go Well
The first fleet firings of a new-configuration Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) went well, the Navy reported. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme successfully conducted Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile […]
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Business/Financial
Missile 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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Business/Financial
Rockwell Collins Completes Purchase of DataPath
Rockwell Collins [COL] on Monday said it has completed its acquisition of satellite communications systems provider DataPath, Inc., giving it a position in the commercial satellite network communications market. The […]
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InternationalRussian Soyuz Vehicle Docks With Space Station, Doubling Its Crew Size To Six People For First Time; One More Example Of A Rising Russian Role
A Russian Soyuz spaceship carrying three travelers docked with the International Space Station, meaning that the station crew size for the first time was doubled to six people from the […]
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Business/Financial
Harris Corp. Gains $736 Million NOAA Contract To Provide GOES-R Ground Segment Systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave Harris Corp. [HRS] a $736 million, 10-year contract to work on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R […]
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Business/Financial
Words Hit North Korea After Illicit Tests, But Real Punishment Not Quickly Evident; North May Launch Taepo Dong-2, Test Nuke
As Pyongyang Advances Nuclear, Missile Skills, U.S. Missile Shield Gains Greater Importance; Analyst: Pyongyang Wants Nuke Missiles North Threatens To Attack South Korea; Gates Suggests Rewards For North Korea Over […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Sets $49.1 Million In Liquid Oxygen, Nitrogen Contracts
NASA gave three companies contracts for liquid nitrogen, or LN2, and liquid oxygen, or LOX. The firms will supply six NASA facilities supporting activities for the Space Operations Mission Directorate […]