Attempt To Reverse $500 Million NASA Budget Cut Fails
A Republican Florida congressman lost his bid to eliminate a proposed $500 million cut in NASA funding in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, compared to the current fiscal...
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Israeli Leader Sees Burgeoning Missile Threat In Middle East
A mushrooming, proliferating and increasing longer-range missile threat in the Middle East shows the rising danger facing the United States and the rest of the world as terrorists and rogue...
Air Force Completes T-Sat System Design Review
The Air Force completed the system design review (SDR) of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT). That paves the way for selection of the TSAT space-segment contractor before the end...
Wally Schirra, Astronaut And Network Newsman, Dies
Walter “Wally” Schirra, an adventurous astronaut on pioneering 1960s space missions and a veteran CBS News space commentator in the days of anchorman Walter Cronkite, died of natural causes last...
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After Delay, Two Satellites Are Launched On Heavy-Lift Ariane 5-ECA An Ariane 5 rocket lofted two satellites into orbit in a weekend launch that initially was delayed by high-altitude winds,...
Boeing, Textron Gain NASA Heat Shield Contracts
NASA chose The Boeing Co. [BA] and Textron [TXT] to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft, the space agency announced. Boeing received a $10 million...
Raytheon Gains $100 Million In Patriot Missile Upgrade Sales
Raytheon Co. [RTN] gained a new high of $100 million in sales for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) upgrades. Included here are orders for the U.S. Army and a Foreign...
GeoEye Gains $24 Million Contracts For Satellite Photos
GeoEye received almost $24 million in new government contracts, the space photography company announced. The space imagery would go to agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and...
Boeing Gains $7.1 Million Navy Contract For Systems In Destroyers
The Navy gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $7.1 million contract to provide a ship-wide communications network for three new guided missile destroyers (DDG). Under the agreement, Boeing will support...
European Ballistic Missile Defense Plan: Congress Debates Pros And Cons
A hearing by two House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) subcommittees provided a capsule condensation of the long-running debate over U.S. plans to install a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system in...