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NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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Updated -- Feb. 20, 2009 - 5:45 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 24 Mission: OCO Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Taurus Rocket Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC 576-E Launch Time:1:51:30 a.m. PST. (4:51:30 a.m. EST) Description: The Orbiting Carbon Observatory is a new Earth orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. Date: Feb. 27 * Mission: STS-119 Launch Vehicle:…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

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