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October 14, 2015

NASA, Israel ink space cooperation agreement
Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 13, 2015
NASA and the Israel Space Agency signed an agreement Tuesday to expand cooperation in civil space activities, the Israeli government said. The deal was signed by NASA administrator Charles Bolden and ISA director Menachem Kidron on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem. Bolden said the agreement would enable the US space agency to tap Israeli innovation and technology in cooperation "Our two countries have had a long history of cooperation in space explorati ... read more

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James named new principal DOD space advisor On Oct. 5, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work re-designated the position of the Department of Defense executive agent for space (EA4S) to the principal DOD space advisor (PDSA). The Secretary o ... more		US Spends $1Bln Annually Protecting Vulnerable Space-Based Assets A report by GAO reveals that the US government is devoting $1 billion per year to protect increasingly susceptible space-based assets. The US government is devoting $1 billion per year to prot ... more		U.S. defense in free fall U.S. and Saudis conduct Middle East's largest counter-drone exercise Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact		Russian Defense Ministry Receives New Early Warning Network Satellites The Russian Defense Ministry has received two state of the art satellites as part of the country's new missile early warning network, Deputy Minister Yuri Borisov said Friday. The Russian Aero ... more
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