Space
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Business/FinancialDelays In GPS Won’t Likely Cause It To Fail; Cost Overruns Cited; But It Will Improve On Existing System, Assist Warfighters
Contrary to recent reports, the Global Positioning System (GPS) isn’t on the verge of a failure that would leave confused motorists groping for that paper thing called a map. Air […]
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Business/Financial
NPOESS Hits Milestones, Showing Progress, Company Says
VIIRS Thermal Vacuum Tests Among Advances NASA Gives Northrop CERES Sensor Contract Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed the initial step toward the critical design review (CDR) for the National Polar-orbiting […]
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InternationalRussian Soyuz Launches At 6:34 A.M. ET May 27 With Three Astronauts; They Will Initiate The First Six-Member Crew Serving On Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft will launch next week with three space travelers — a Russian, a Japanese and a Canadian — who will initiate the first six-person crew aboard the […]
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International
Herschel-Planck Launch Successful Atop Ariane 5
Arianespace launched the Herschel-Planck satellites atop an Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket, rising from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America. That liftoff came after two postponements. The two […]
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SpaceNASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — May 15, 2009 – 11:40 a.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
Boeing Moves Missile Defense Headquarters To Alabama
The Boeing Co. [BA] is moving its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division headquarters from Arlington, Va., to Huntsville, Ala. Initially, Boeing will shift division management and support functions, such as […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Recruits Northrop To Integrated Battle Command Program
Raytheon Co. [RTN] has brought Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] into its team for the Army Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program. Northrop joins others in the IBCS team including Raytheon, […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
Iranian Nukes Would Threaten Both Israel And United States, Obama Says; No Steps Are Off Table; Netanyahu In Agreement Obama, Netanyahu Meet At White House; Netanyahu Says All Options Must […]
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Space
Atlantis Crew Shines As Hubble Overhaul Sees Repeated Successes; Obstacles Overcome
It wasn’t easy, but victory finally came in sight today. The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis had to overcome repeated challenges that years of exhaustive training on the ground couldn’t […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
European Missile Defense Still Alive, Perhaps With Russia As Partner: Gates Lawmakers: Missile Defense Cuts Unwise; Huge Weapons Cuts Challenged In Congress, But Gates Presses For Fiscal 2010 Budget Secretary […]