Month: May 2006

Cloud Research Satellites Launched Aboard Delta II

By Staff Writer | May 1, 2006

Two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellites were launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on missions to reveal the inner secrets of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles...

House Subcommittee Would Cut Missile Defense

By Staff Writer | May 1, 2006

BY RICHARD MULLEN A House subcommittee approved, without fanfare, a mark-up for a $51.1 billion fiscal 2007 authorization bill for defense programs pertaining to ballistic missile defense and several related...

Funding And Scheduling Issues May Delay Initial Air Launch Missile Intercept

By Staff Writer | May 1, 2006

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission...

Funding And Scheduling Issues May Delay Initial Air Launch Missile Intercept

By Staff Writer | May 1, 2006

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission...

Government/Military

House Panel Backs Funding For Lower Risk Space, Missile Defense Programs

By George Cahlink | May 1, 2006

A House Armed Services Committee subcommittee approved $51.5 billion for the U.S. Department of Defense‘s space and missile defense programs for fiscal 2007, shifting some dollars away from high-risk systems...