Space
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CongressPolish Leaders Begin Selling Citizens On European Missile Defense System, Before Legislators Act On Approval
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begun campaigning among Polish citizens to build support for U.S. plans to construct a European Missile Defense (EMD) system, promising local residents that the […]
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Homeland Security
National Security Space Situational Awareness Can Gain Public Support By Explaining How Much Civilian Programs Depend On Space
While the need for military space situational awareness (SSA) is great and growing, public support for SSA could be increased greatly if only the public understood how much civilian programs […]
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Business/FinancialAegis Missile Defense System Praised In Study, But System Requires More Speed And Punch
Report Adds To Disputes Over Funding For Multiple Missile Defense Programs The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system was praised as a useful asset ready to take on missile threats […]
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InternationalEuropean Cargo Ship Undocks From Space Station
The Jules Verne cargo spacecraft built for the European Space Agency (ESA) undocked from the International Space Station, the ESA announced. That Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is a disposable craft, […]
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InternationalEuropean Space Agency Rosetta Satellite Scans Asteroid
The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Rosetta took a close look at an asteroid called Steins, which floats in the asteroid belt, ESA announced. Rosetta approached asteroid 2867 Steins, coming […]
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CongressDefense Costs To Outstrip Funds Available; Immediate, Long-Range, Needs Clash
The U.S. military procurement effort faces an immense disconnect between funding needs and available financing, complicated by new emerging threats such as the loss of sanctuary in space and the […]
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Business/FinancialExpendable Launch Vehicles Market Seen At $48 Billion In Next Decade
The global market for expendable launch vehicles (ELVs), or rockets, will see an upturn to total about $48 billion over the next decade, according to a new projection from Forecast […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Issues Request For Information On Lunar Communications, Navigation
NASA issued a request for information, or RFI, for concepts concerning communications and navigation services that could be used on the moon. The space agency wishes to gauge interest and […]
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Business/FinancialBallistic Missile Defense Programs Comprise 10 Percent Of Lockheed Revenues
Sales of ballistic missile defense systems and components have grown to make up 10 percent of the revenues in Lockheed Martin [LMT], the largest defense contractor, a senior official said […]
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Business/FinancialLaunches
Space Shuttles For Hubble Mission, Standby, Unharmed By Storm; Shuttle Atlantis Still Set For Liftoff At 1:34 A.M. ET Oct. 8 Tropical Storm Fay, despite its drenching deluge that flooded […]