Space
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SpaceIf Iran Launches Nuclear Missile To Israel, And Israel Uses BMD To Kill The Missile, Who Gets Blame For Fallout? Israel.
If Iran launches a nuclear missile attack on Israel, and Israel defends itself by using ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems to destroy the incoming missile, who will be blamed if […]
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SpaceRep. Harman, Others, Urge Bush To Send X-Band Missile Defense Radar To Israel
By Emelie Rutherford A congressional proponent of deploying the X-Band ground-based warning radar in Israel said that while President Bush didn’t endorse the plan during his visit to Israel, as […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Boeing Gives Ares I Rocket Subcontracts to Three Firms The Boeing Co. [BA] has awarded subcontracts to three small businesses under its NASA Ares I avionics contract. The avionics ring […]
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Business/FinancialTowed Decoy Missile Defense System Tested
The Navy completed developmental testing of a BAE Systems fiber-optic towed decoy to protect military aircraft against enemy missiles. Those operational tests were performed on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Boeing Bids For Space Situational Awareness Contract The Boeing Co. [BA] submitted a bid for the Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) contract. The program, valued at approximately $30 […]
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Homeland Security
Chinese General Says People’s Liberation Army Weapons Buildup Merely Defensive, Not Offensive
A Chinese general said at an international conference that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weapons-buying spree is purely for defensive purposes, according to news reports in the Brisbane Times Web […]
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InternationalLocal Plumber Can’t Help When Broken Toilet Is 200 Miles Above Earth
Crew members on the International Space Station (ISS) may be unusually happy today to greet the crew members of Space Shuttle Discovery: they are bringing a part to fix the […]
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Homeland Security
Progress Reported For Multiple Kill Vehicle-L Missile Defense System
The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) missile defense program saw progress as its algorithms were tested, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. MKV-L is designed to counter multiple targets, such as an […]
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Business/FinancialGriffin: Commercial Crew Transportation Is Unlikely During Five Years When NASA Is Grounded, So Americans Must Depend On Russian Soyuz Spacecraft
Even With Extra Funds, First Flight Of Orion-Ares Next-Generation Spaceship May Be Only One Year Earlier, In 2014, Rather Than In 2013, Griffin Indicates Continuing Shuttle Flights Could Prevent Orion-Ares […]