Space
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Business/FinancialBoeing Finishes Design Of Anti-Rocket Laser For Army
The Boeing Co. [BA] completed preliminary design of a rugged beam control system for the Army High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program, a truck-mounted asset that counters rocket, […]
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Business/Financial
Contracts
ATK, Lockheed, Northrop Join To Pursue Multi-Role Weapons Contracts Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK], Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced they signed a teaming agreement to jointly […]
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SpaceJohns Hopkins APL Leader To Head Goddard Space Flight Center
Rob Strain, head of the space department at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, will become the new Goddard Space Flight Center director, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced. Strain […]
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Space
Academic To Be President Of American Enterprise Institute Think Tank
A university professor has been named president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington that focuses on defense and other issues. Arthur C. Brooks, the […]
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Business/Financial
Phoenix Spacecraft Healthy, Solar Arrays Produce More Power Than Expected
The Phoenix Mars Lander is performing well, with its solar arrays generating more electricity than expected so that Phoenix hours of operation each day can be extended, Lockheed Martin Corp. […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Guarantees To Protect Czechs From Russian Attack On Radar
Protection Of Czech Republic Against Missile Attack Also Assured The United States has guaranteed to protect the Czech Republic from any potential Russian attack on an envisioned European Missile Defense […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Still Planning Commercial, Not Japanese, Cargo Transport To Space Station
NASA isn’t planning to award future contracts to the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) or to the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide cargo transport to the International Space Station, NASA […]
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InternationalExpert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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Homeland Security
Obering Sees Iran Able To Hit U. S. Targets By 2015 To 2017
European Missile Defense System Urgently Needed Worrisome Threats Uttered By Iranian Leader Cited European Interceptor Design Not Risky, Won’t Involve Major Changes From Already-Proven Rocket Components: Obering There is no […]
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Homeland Security
Scanners Not Sure To Detect All Smuggled Nuclear Weapons Bound For United States, Government Watchdog Tells Congress
Flaws persist in masterminding a multi-program, $2.8 billion yearly anti-smuggling detection system to block rogue nations and terrorists from mounting a nuclear attack on the United States, the Government Accountability […]