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Space

NASA Needs Consistent Support, ULA Chief Says

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Monday, January 2nd, 2012

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NASA programs need to be consistently supported to keep costs stable on programs associated with national security, Michael Gass, the president and chief executive of United Launch Alliance, said yesterday. Budget reductions for NASA must be carefully deliberated to maintain synergies between the space agency programs and ones for the military and national security, Gass said. "Clearly our nation depends on synergies in NASA and national security missions," Gass said during an event to mark five years since ULA's founding.…

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Army

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Army

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Army

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