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Government/Military
McCain Or Obama: Will U.S. Space Programs Be Continued?
McCain In 2004 Sponsored Bill Containing Retirement Of Shuttle As voters prepare to pick the next president in the election tomorrow, a key question regardless of who wins is what […]
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Government/Military
Gates Urges Missile Defense As Counter-Force Against Nuclear Rogue States
United States Needs Cheap, Quickly Orbited Satellites To Replace Those Lost In Anti-Satellite Attacks: Gates The leader of the largest war-making force on the planet told members of an august […]
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Government/Military
MDAA: Israel, United States Must Advance Missile Defense Capabilities
Israel must work with the United States to advance missile defense capabilities, soon, before Iran develops nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems that could annihilate Israel, the U.S.-based Missile Defense […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Deploys X-Band Radar In Israel
The United States has deployed an X-band radar and 120 personnel to operate it in Israel, in the Negev Desert, to detect incoming enemy missiles such as the Iranian Shahab-3, […]
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Government/Military
Czech Leader Cancels White House Visit To Support European Missile Defense
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek begged off a scheduled White House visit with President Bush, because Topolanek has to deal with political problems arising from a regional election, and he […]
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Government/Military
Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared For Launch
Space Shuttle Endeavour is cleared to launch at 7:55 p.m. ET Nov. 14 from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on its STS-126 Mission to the International Space Station, top […]
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Government/Military
Israeli Barak-1 Interceptors Demolish Four Target Missiles
Barak-1 interceptors shot down four out of four target missiles in live fire tests involving three ships from two navies, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced. The Barak-1s operated on ships […]
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Connectivity
Chinese Rocket Launches Telecommuncations Satellite For Venezuela
China used a Long March 311 rocket to launch a telecommunications satellite for Venezuela, the first time China made and launched a bird for a Latin American nation, Xinhua news […]
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Government/Military
NASA Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — October 30, 2008 – 6:30 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 Mission: STS-126 Launch […]
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Government/Military
Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Postponed
Hubble Space Telescope Fix Works, As Camera Captures Aftermath Of Two Galaxies Colliding Space Shuttle Atlantis will be delayed 6.5 months, at least, before it can launch on its mission […]
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Connectivity
Contracts
Raytheon Gains $441.9 Million Sole Source Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] unit Missile Systems a sole source contract worth up to $441.9 million […]
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Government/Military
NASA, South Korea To Cooperate On Space Programs
NASA and South Korea have forged a deal to cooperate on civil space and aeronautics activities. The agreement doesn’t detail specific space programs they will conduct jointly, but rather is […]
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Government/Military
Odyssey Moon Ventures Eyes Developing Robotic Lunar Lander
Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC will partner with NASA to help develop a robotic lunar lander, the company announced. The partnership was established through a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed with […]
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Government/Military
GAO: Shipping-Port Nuclear Weapon Detectors May Not Be Reliable
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has used figures that may suggest a new type of nuclear weapons detectors is more reliable than warranted, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated […]
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Government/Military
Top Defense Procurement Official Favors Space Acquisition Overhaul
By Marina Malenic Expressing concern that the Air Force is "playing games" with important military satellite acquisitions, John Young — undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics — said […]
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Government/Military
Space Junk Reentering Atmosphere May Strike Earth
A hefty, unneeded component that astronaut Clay Anderson last year heaved off the International Space Station now is coming down to Earth, with reentry and an impact area unknown. The […]
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Government/Military
MESSENGER Spacecraft Skims Just 125 Miles Over Mercury
On Mercury, True North Is Very Close To Magnetic North A U.S. spaceship early this month raced just 125 miles above the planet closest to the sun, Mercury, and came […]
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Government/Military
Phoenix Mars Geologist Weakening
The Phoenix Mars Lander is weakening in the bitterly cold northern arctic winter on Mars and soon will freeze to death, but not before achieving a stellar success as a […]
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Government/Military
Joint Standoff Weapon Variant Passes Critical Design Review
The Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1) variant completed its critical design review, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. JSOW C-1 adds moving maritime target capability and a two-way data link to […]
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Government/Military
NASA Plans Symposium Permitting Small Businesses To Meet With Primes
NASA in two weeks will hold a symposium for small-business representatives where they can meet officials from prime contractors, and receive briefings from NASA officials, but the deadline to register […]
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Government/Military
Northrop: RCE Engine Will Not Pollute On Long Space Trips
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed manufacturing and integrating a spacecraft engine that runs on "green," non-toxic propellants — liquid oxygen and liquid methane — for possible use on NASA human […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Delivers Guided Missile Destroyer To Navy
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] delivered its 25th Aegis guided missile destroyer to the Navy. Truxtun (DDG 103), built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, recently completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of […]
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Government/Military
Search For Lunar Ice Fostered By New Technology
A satellite that India launched carries systems to seek ice in polar regions of the moon that are aided by new technologies, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The Forerunner miniaturized-radio frequency […]
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Government/Military
SBIRS Flight Software Delivered
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] delivered the latest block of flight software for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. Lockheed also completed acoustic […]
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Connectivity
Space Systems/Loral Secures $100 Million Credit Deal
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL] entered into a three year, fully secured $100 million revolving credit agreement led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and […]
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Government/Military
NASA Gives $350,000 Lunar Challenge Prize To Armadillo Aerospace
NASA gave Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, a $350,000 prize during the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in Las Cruces, N.M. The challenge is a two-level, $2 million competition designed […]
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Government/Military
MDA Breaks Ground For New Headquarters
The Missile Defense Agency broke ground on its new Headquarters Command Center (HQCC) at Fort Belvoir, Va. The new $38.5 million MDA faciity is part of the Department of Defense […]
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Uncategorized
Comtech EF Data: Advanced Communications Solutions
Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., develops satcom equipment that is installed globally in commercial and government applications. Our products include modems, performance
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Uncategorized
Advantech AMT: Reliable, Innovative and Effective – Communicate with Us and Discover the Advantech AMT Advantage
With more than 20 years in the industry, Advantech AMT is a leading designer and manufacturer of transmission and network technology for satellite and terrestrial wireless communication. Products include
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Globecomm: A Little Bit Of Satellite Goes A Long Way
Globecomm integrates satellite into networks in order to provide reliable, high-quality connection to the edge of the network, broadcast one-to-many and support bandwidth-hungry applications. Under One Roof