Space
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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/Financial
Griffin: 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 […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Discovery Docks With Space Station After Flawless Countdown; Ascent To Orbit Saw Few Chunks Of Foam Insulation; No Danger To Orbiter
Only Problem Is Shutdown In Backup Electronic Unit For Second Left Orbital Maneuvering System; Primary Unit Works, So No Loss Of Capability Faces Mission Space Shuttle Discovery docked this afternoon […]
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Homeland Security
Aegis Missile Defense Test Set For Thursday In Pacific
The Aegis ballistic missile defense system will be tested Thursday in the Pacific, with two interceptor missiles attempting to annihilate the short-range target missile in the terminal phase of its […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Seeks Ideas This Week For Lunar Surface Systems; Industry, Academia, Institutions Invited To Conference
NASA will release details of a broad agency announcement seeking ideas for buildings to be constructed on the moon, with those details being provided in a meeting in Washington, D.C., […]
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Homeland Security
Is Iran Moving Beyond Uranium Enrichment To Attempt Building Thermonuclear Bomb?
Iran is studying nuclear fusion, the technology of the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb), according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. The Iranian program was revealed by Sadat Hosseini, an Iranian […]
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Homeland Security
First THAAD Unit is Activated, Becomes An Army Battery
By Ann Roosevelt and Dave Ahearn The first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit was activated, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That Army unit is Alpha Battery, 4th […]