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Washington - Mar 07, 2003 
The Air Force's deputy chief of staff for air and space ops is optimistic about the growing role of unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely piloted vehicles in future conflicts. Although their small size makes UAVs hard to detect, Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Keys said stealth technology would make the aircraft even more valuable. "We'll have the ability to go into denied areas, and people won't know we're there looking at things they don't know we're looking at," Keys said. |
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Northrop Grumman And Raytheon Bid For Kinetic Energy Interceptor
Reston - Mar 07, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Company have formed a team to compete for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program. Part of the layered missile defense architecture envisioned by MDA, the program is designed to produce interceptors capable of shooting down enemy ballistic missiles during their boost and ascent phases of flight. Test Pilot School Educates Space Warriors For New Century 
Edwards AFB - Mar 07, 2003With the increasing push for a military space force, Department of Defense officials are expanding the Air Force envelope to include space education with an emphasis on military application. War Game Tests Space Assets 
Schriever AFB - Mar 07, 2003Although the calendar on the wall reads 2003, the playing field in this room operates against a backdrop of the year 2017. Schriever flipped the calendar pages ahead 14 years Feb. 20 for an eight-day space war game that involves military use of new space systems, which may include Space-Based Radar and updated Satellite Communications Systems. The only thing at stake is determining how the United States military conducts space operations for years to come. |
Mars May Still Have Liquid Iron Core
Pasadena - Mar 07, 2003New information about what is inside Mars shows the Red Planet has a molten liquid-iron core, confirming the interior of the planet has some similarity to Earth and Venus. Space Official in Beijing Reveals Dual Purpose of Shenzhou 
Kailua-Kona - Mar 07, 2003The Shenzhou spacecraft carries equipment for military surveillance, said Zhang Houying, human spaceflight application system commander at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in a lecture on China's human spaceflight technology application delivered 15 February at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, according to an article by the 21st Century Global Report posted 25 February on Xinhuanet, a website run by the state media Xinhua (new China) news agency. Boeing and Hughes Electronics Sign Consent Agreement With State Dept 
St. Louis - Mar 07, 2003Hughes Electronics Corporation and Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., formerly known as Hughes Space and Communication Co. (HSC), announced today that they have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of State over administrative charges relating primarily to HSC's involvement in reviews of two failed launches of commercial communications satellites on Chinese rockets in 1995 and 1996. |
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Kuipers Beckon As Pluto Mission Funded Sacramento - Mar 03, 2003
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Is The Space Shuttle Critically Flawed
Prague - Mar 3, 2003The Columbia inquiry is far from its final conclusion, but many questions have arisen about the safety of the Space Shuttle system. Even if the cause of the fatal accident is found directly in the Shuttle spacecraft itself, the root of its problem could be in the Shuttle's basic design philosophy which has a primary influence on safety and performance. |
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