Space
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Homeland Security
Military Weather Satellite Achieves Five Years On Orbit; Longevity Means Launch Of Replacement Satellite Delayed
A satellite expected to last four years is still going after five years in orbit, so its replacement won’t have to be launched immediately, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] stated. The […]
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CongressMissile Defense Authorizers: Both Levin And McCain Will Return In Senate
In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]
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Homeland Security
Israel: All Options Open In Dealing With Virulent Threat Of Iranian Nukes, Missiles
Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the tiny Middle Eastern nation isn’t ruling out any option as it faces a growing Iranian threat, […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Team Finishes GPS III Baseline Review
A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] finished the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) spacecraft integrated baseline review on schedule, the company announced. That effort with the Air […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Urges Missile Defense As Counter-Force Against Nuclear Proliferation By Rogue States
United States Needs Cheap, Quickly Orbited Satellites To Replace Those Lost In Anti-Satellite Attacks: Gates The leader of the largest war-making force on the planet told members of an august […]
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SpacePhoenix Mars Geologist Weakening, But It Achieved Major Success In Mission
The Phoenix Mars Lander is weakening in the bitterly cold northern arctic winter on Mars and soon will freeze to death, but not before achieving a stellar success as a […]
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Business/Financial
Israel, United States Must Advance Missile Defense Capabilities Soon, Before Iran Produces Nukes: MDAA
Israel must work with the United States to advance missile defense capabilities, soon, before Iran develops nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems that could annihilate Israel, the U.S.-based Missile Defense […]
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Business/Financial
Joint Standoff Weapon Variant Passes Critical Design Review
The Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1) variant completed its critical design review, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. JSOW C-1 adds moving maritime target capability and a two-way data link to […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Deploys X-Band Radar In Israel In Shield Against Incoming Iranian Missiles Such As Shahabs
The United States has deployed an X-band radar and 120 personnel to operate it in Israel, in the Negev Desert, to detect incoming enemy missiles such as the Iranian Shahab-3, […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Plans Symposium Permitting Small Businesses To Meet With Primes; Registration Deadline Is Today
NASA in two weeks will hold a symposium for small-business representatives where they can meet officials from prime contractors, and receive briefings from NASA officials, but the deadline to register […]