Space
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Business/FinancialClinton, Lavrov Don’t Reach Agreement On European Missile Defense, But Talks To Continue Between Moscow, Washington
The United States and Russia failed to agree on a plan to resolve a long-running dispute over U.S. plans to build the European Missile Defense (EMD) system against missiles launched […]
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Business/Financial
Air Force Lab Taps Northrop For Wireless Setup Inside Satellites
The Air Force Research Laboratory gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a contract to develop lightweight wireless systems inside spacecraft, in place of heavy copper wire systems. Northrop will develop a […]
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Business/Financial
Iran Fires New Air-To-Surface Missile Targeting Ships, Threatens To Close Hormuz Strait In Any Attack
A belligerent Iran successfully test-fired a new air-to-surface anti-ship missile, according to a report by the official Iranian Fars News Agency. Iran succeeded in fitting the missiles to jet fighter […]
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Homeland Security
Navy Air And Missile Defense Command To Be Stood Up At Dahlgren, Va.: CNO
A new Navy Air and Missile Defense Command will be stood up next month at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Va., Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, […]
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Business/Financial
Franks, Republicans, Assail Obama Move To Drop European Missile Defense In Iranian Pressure Deal With Russians
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) firmly criticized President Obama for reportedly offering a deal to the Russians, where the United States would back down from its plans to build the European […]
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Business/Financial
Three Hypersonic Science Centers Designated
NASA and the Air Force designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers. Those centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Endorses Bush Plan For Half-Decade Gap Between Shuttles Retiring Next Year and Orion-Ares Spaceship System Manned Flights Beginning In 2015
NASA Fiscal 2010 Budget Provides $900 Million Increase Over Fiscal 2009 Base Level, New Obama Document States Space Agency Budget Plan Attracts Praise, But It Also Is Seen As Short […]
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SpaceNASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — Feb. 28, 2009 – 12 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: March 6 * Mission: Kepler […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Says Pentagon Must Demand More Mature Technology In Missile Defense And Other Programs Before They Advance To Full Rate Production
The Department of Defense must ensure new technology is more mature before permitting programs such as missile defense systems to advance toward full-rate production, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said. […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Submits Altair Lunar Lander Proposal
The Boeing Co. [BA] gave NASA a proposal for Altair lunar lander design support. NASA is expected to award multiple contracts this spring. The lunar lander, part of the Constellation […]