Space
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Homeland Security
Launches
U.S. Air Force Launches Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The U.S. Air Force launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with three unarmed multiple independent reentry vehicles on a […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
NASA Cancels Lunar Spacesuit Contract Award To Oceaneering, After Exploration Systems & Technology Protest To GAO NASA canceled its $183.8 million contract award to Oceaneering International Inc. for lunar spacesuits, after a […]
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SpaceCassini Spacecraft Zips To Close Encounter With Saturnian Moon
The Cassini interplanetary traveler whizzed at 40,000 miles an hour relative speed past a moon of Saturn called Enceladus, skimming just 30 miles above the lunar surface, NASA announced. A […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Begins New Satellite Assembly Process
The Boeing Co. [BA] is about to use a new method of assembling satellites that will shorten construction time. That so-called "pulse line" method, at a facility in El Segundo, […]
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Business/FinancialMultiple Kill Vehicle Propulsion Unit Passes Test
A key propulsion system component for the Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload passed a test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. A post-test assessment showed that the divert thruster stem […]
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CongressRussia Deploys SS-21 Missile Launchers Into Georgia, Flouting U.S. Demands
Moscow Reverts To Cold War Moves Just As NASA Plans To Buy Russian Soyuz Services; Cause Of Soyuz Woes Still Unknown Russia Cuts Oil Flow To Czech Republic, But Denies This […]
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Business/FinancialPoland Signs Agreement Permitting United States To Install Interceptors In Silos For European Missile Defense
After months of negotiations, Poland signed an agreement allowing the United States to install ballistic missile interceptors in silos in Poland. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk disclosed the agreement in […]
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CongressU.S. Public Supports Ballistic Missile Defense By A Wide Margin; 87 Percent Favor It
Poll Results Come As Congress Weighs Financing For U.S. Missile Defense Programs A lopsided 87 percent of the American public supports creation of the multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense shield […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Forces Entering Georgia On Aid Mission
Bush Warns Russian Military Not To Block Americans Bush Hints Russia May Be Kicked Out Of G-8 For Its Persistent Aggression In Georgia President Bush announced he is sending U.S. […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman KEI Team Conducts Successful Rocket Motor Case Tests
The Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) team led by Northrop Grumman [NOC] successfully completed structural integrity and hydro-proof tests of composite cases planned for use on the high-pressure Stage 1 and […]