$2.5 Billion For 2011 Space Shuttle Trips In Budget Bill Won't Fund Extra Flights; Also, Appropriations, Authorization Needed NASA gave Space Shuttle Atlantis a clean bill of health, saying it is good to go for a launch at 2:01 p.m. ET May 11 from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on the STS-125 Mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. That liftoff has been delayed for months by unexpected problems with the Hubble, which Atlantis crew members will repair.…
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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects
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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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