Space
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Business/FinancialBoeing Delivers Minuteman III Upgraded Guidance Set
The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months — or nearly […]
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Business/Financial
Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense, Focus Instead On European Defense Against Short-Medium Range Iranian Missiles
She Condemns Iran For Developing Missile Able To Strike Targets In United States Tauscher Says European System Won’t Be Dropped In Deal With Moscow, But EMD Would Protect America, Not […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Discovery Launch Now Set For No Earlier Than Feb. 27; Other Missions Not Affected Yet
Some Progress Seen In Understanding Flow Control Valves Problem: NASA Continuing worries about flow control valves on Space Shuttle Discovery once again caused NASA to postpone its launch, now set […]
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Homeland Security
Analyst: Obama May Slash Funding For Ballistic Missile Defense
President Obama may slash funding for ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs, a think tank analyst wrote. Victoria Samson, with the Center for Defense Information (CDI), said Obama — since taking […]
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InternationalAriane 5 Orbits Four Satellites In One Launch
An Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket orbited four satellites, Arianespace announced. The main birds were payloads for two of the world’s leading satellite communications operators, Eutelsat and SES. After an […]
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CongressLawmakers Submit Legislation To Set Defense Spending Floor Of 4 Percent; Analyst Sees This As Minimal
Every $1 Billion In Defense Outlays Sustains 6,500 Jobs Across Nation Legislation saying that defense spending couldn’t fall to less than 4 percent of U.S. economic output was unveiled by […]
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Business/Financial
AASM Air-To-Ground Weapon Fired Successfully
The AASM modular air-to-ground weapon was fired successfully, Sagem announced. Sagem (SAFRAN Group) and the French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the first firing test of the 125-kilogram […]
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Congress
NASA Gains $1 Billion In Economic Stimulus Bill
NASA will gain $1 billion under the congressional economic stimulus bill that aims to slow the U.S. plunge into the deepest recession in recent years. That $1 billion would include […]
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Space
Proton-M Launches Satellites In Orbit
A Proton-M rocket with Breez-M accelerator launched the Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites. The RSCC satellite mission control then took control of the satellites. At present RSCC via its terrestrial facilities […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman Team Receive TSAT Contract Extension
The Air Force recently awarded the Lockheed Martin [LMT]/Northrop Grumman [NOC] Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment Team a $75-million, six-month extension to its Risk Reduction and System Definition […]