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NASA Calls For Canceling Constellation, Acknowledges Hill Pushback

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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford NASA leaders argued yesterday President Barack Obama's proposal to cancel the Constellation program would not hamper human spaceflight, as lawmakers whose states' economies are linked to the space-shuttle replacement pledged to fight for its survival. The fiscal year 2011 NASA budget request the White House sent Congress yesterday calls for eliminating all of the Constellation program, including the developmental Ares I launch vehicle and Orion capsule, and future Ares V heavy-lift rocket. ATK [ATK] is the prime…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]