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Monday, June 9th, 2008

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Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Land At 11:13 A.M. ET Saturday, Marking Halfway Point In Manifest Of Space Shuttle Flights; Third Arduous Spacewalk Completed At Space Station Space Shuttle Discovery at 11:13 a.m. ET Saturday will land at Kennedy Space Center to finish a two-week STS-124 Mission delivering a giant Japanese Kibo laboratory that spacewalking astronauts attached to the International Space Station. When Discovery comes to wheels stop on the runway, that will mark the halfway point from the Space…

Congress

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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