Space
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Business/FinancialSpace Systems/Loral To Gain $100 Million Credit Deal
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL] entered into a three year, fully secured $100 million revolving credit agreement led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and […]
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InternationalSpace Shuttle Atlantis Launch Postponed More Than Six Months To Ready Hubble Telescope Part
Hubble Space Telescope Fix Works, As Camera Captures Aftermath Of Two Galaxies Colliding Space Shuttle Atlantis will be delayed 6.5 months, at least, before it can launch on its mission […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Gives $350,000 Prize To Armadillo Aerospace in Lunar Challenge
NASA gave Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, a $350,000 prize during the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in Las Cruces, N.M. The challenge is a two-level, $2 million competition designed […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Raytheon Gains $441.9 Million Sole Source Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] unit Missile Systems a sole source contract worth up to $441.9 million […]
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Homeland Security
MDA Breaks Ground For New Headquarters
The Missile Defense Agency broke ground on its new Headquarters Command Center (HQCC) at Fort Belvoir, Va. The new $38.5 million MDA faciity is part of the Department of Defense […]
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InternationalNASA, South Korea To Cooperate On Space Programs
NASA and South Korea have forged a deal to cooperate on civil space and aeronautics activities. The agreement doesn’t detail specific space programs they will conduct jointly, but rather is […]
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Business/FinancialOdyssey Moon Ventures Eyes Developing Robotic Lunar Lander
Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC will partner with NASA to help develop a robotic lunar lander, the company announced. The partnership was established through a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed with […]
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Business/FinancialGAO Says Shipping-Port Nuclear Weapon Detectors May Not Be As Reliable As DHS Tests Suggest
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has used figures that may suggest a new type of nuclear weapons detectors is more reliable than warranted, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated […]
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Business/FinancialAres Rocket Not Unduly Unsafe In Crosswinds, NASA Says; Abandoning Ares Now Would Cost Three Years Lost Time, And Drive Up Cost Of Developing New Space Transport
View That Congress Will Slash Or Kill Spaceship Program Not Borne Out By Strong Budgetary Support, Officials Say NASA Examining Ways To Begin Manned Orion-Ares Flights Sooner The next-generation Ares […]
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Business/FinancialTop Defense Procurement Official Favors Space Acquisition Overhaul
By Marina Malenic Expressing concern that the Air Force is "playing games" with important military satellite acquisitions, John Young — undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics — said […]