PARIS — Europe’s Galileo satellite-navigation project is facing new obstacles: a commercial and strategic challenge from China and a fresh series of technical setbacks that are all but certain to cause further program delays, according to European government and industry officials.
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U.S. Army Eyes Big Savings With Small Chip Investment
BOSTON — U.S. Army officials are hoping that a relatively small investment in the development of a new computer chip for satellite ground terminals will reduce the cost of future terminals used by U.S. troops around the world to access communications satellites.
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OpEd: Centennial Challenges – Don’t Let Them Die
W ith a roar and a cloud of dust and sand, the tiny spaceship fired its motors. Rising up over the New Mexico desert it hung there, mirage-like, a thirsty spacer’s dream, a vision of the possible — or even the impossible — made real. Several-thousand pounds of metal and explosives, hung in the distance for 30 seco nds, 60 seconds, then 90 seconds, as the gathered crowd at the Wirefly X Prize Cup Oct. 20-21 began to chant: “Go! Go! Go!” It was an amazing sight in a world of powerpoint pioneering and pie-in-the-sky promises. It was an actual flying spaceship, right there in front of us — a wonder to those of us who understood its meaning.
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OpEd: Leadership in Space Access
T he history of transportation teaches us that the country that excels in transportation does well economically, in national security and in exploration. So, h ow is leadership in Earth to low Earth orbit (LEO) transportation assured? What is necessary as the foundation to expand space frontier beyond LEO?
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Editorial: Another Export Policy Challenge
After a number of false starts dating back to the early 1990s, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could be on the verge of ordering a turnkey satellite reconnaissance system that could rock the foundations of U.S. and European export policies.
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Astronomers Consider Moon’s Potential for Research
Lunar-Based vs. Lunar-Orbit Telescopes Discussed at Astrophysics Meeting
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Israel Eyes UAVs, Comsat for Future Military Communications
TEL AVIV — Israeli war planners are eyeing a fleet of long- and ultra-long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a low-cost, relatively low-risk backup to the dedicated military communications satellite they hope to deploy after 2010.
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Boeing, Lockheed Close ULA Merger
BOSTON — The newly created company that combines the government launch operations of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. is expected to generate annual revenues of $2 billion per year in the near term, according the company’s top official.
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Northrop Grumman Studies Cheaper Planet-Hunting Approach
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman Space Technology is investing in what it says is a cheaper way to image Earth-size planets orbiting neighboring stars.
