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Business/Financial

NASA Names Mishap Investigation Board For OCO Disaster

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Monday, March 9th, 2009

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NASA named six people to a mishap investigation board to probe causes of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) disaster, in which the carbon-dioxide-tracking satellite was lost as it plunged into the Ocean near Antarctica. OCO was launched Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., atop a Taurus XL rocket provided by Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB], which also built the satellite. Preliminary indications are that a nosecone fairing protecting the satellite failed to separate, and its weight caused the Taurus…

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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