Space
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Business/FinancialContracts
Lockheed Gains $357 Million Hellfire II Production Contract The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $357 million deal to produce more Hellfire missiles, the company announced today. They will […]
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SpaceTests Completed On Key Part For J-2X Engine In Ares Rocket
Engineers finished testing the workhorse gas generator in the J-2X engine, in the upper stage of the next-generation Ares I rocket, NASA announced. The Ares will loft the future U.S. […]
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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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Homeland Security
Proof Of Need For Missile Defense In Europe: Moscow Uses Weapons During Invasion
Russia Fires Dozens Of Missiles Into Georgia Russian Use Of Missiles Enhances Their Value In Eyes Of Rogue States And Terrorist Groups As Russia invaded the Republic of Georgia, it […]