Space
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Business/FinancialAdvanced Tactical Laser Fires High-Energy Laser Installed On C-130H
The Boeing Co. [BA] fired an Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) weapon — a high-energy chemical laser installed aboard a C-130H aircraft — in ground tests for the first time, the […]
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SpaceAmes Research Center Devises Lightweight Heat Shield
The Ames Research Center has created a lightweight heat shield that nonetheless can stand up to temperatures of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, NASA announced. As the weight of a spacecraft heat […]
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Business/Financial
Defense Spending To Plunge If Either McCain Or Obama Becomes President, Analyst Says
Defense spending will plummet if either Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, or Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois, who seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, enters the […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Bolsters Alabama Economy By $700 Million Yearly, Company States
The Boeing Co. [BA] through its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program contributed more than $700 million to Alabama’s economy last year and supported nearly 5,600 direct and indirect jobs, according […]
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CongressHASC Calls For FFRDC Independent Boost Phase Missile Defense Study
By Ann Roosevelt The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) and the Airborne Laser (ABL) should undergo independent scrutiny by a Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) "examining the costs and benefits […]
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Business/Financial
Canada Says No To ATK’s Purchase of MDA
By Calvin Biesecker The Canadian government on Friday rejected Alliant Techsystems‘ [ATK] proposed acquisition of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates‘ (MDA) space business saying the deal demonstrated no net benefit to […]
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Business/Financial
House Battle Begins This Week To Overturn Myriad Funding Cuts In Missile Defense Programs
Authorization Bill Written By House Panel Cuts $719 Million From Missile Defense, Including European BMD, ABL, KEI, MKV Aegis, THAAD, Others, Would Gain Funds A battle will erupt Wednesday in […]
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Congress
Mikulski To Seek $200 Million For NASA In Supplemental Funding Bill; Another $1 Billion To Be Sought In Regular Budget
Nelson Urges $2 Billion Extra For NASA Spread Over Two Years: Fiscal 2009, 2010 NASA Struggling With Far More Missions Than Weak Funding Will Support: Experts As senators overseeing NASA […]
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Congress
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Putting Radar In Israel, To Be Tied In With European Missile Defense
Congressional Concerns Focus On New Missile, Nuclear Capabilities Emerging In A Hostile Iran Scores of lawmakers in Congress have asked President Bush to deploy a U.S. missile defense radar in […]
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Business/Financial
AIAA Seeks Changes In Military Technology Export Rules (ITAR)
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today alleged that U.S. rules restricting exports of American military technology are harming the U.S. aerospace industrial base, especially in satellite component […]