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AirGuide Business, March 3, 2008

Mar 3, 2008

Updated moon maps will help NASA decide landing sites, lunar base Feb 28, 2008

Pentagon calls satellite takedown a success. Experts examined debris from an ailing government satellite to conclude that a missile launched last week successfully destroyed the craft's fuel tank. Officials were concerned about dangers posed by the tank's hydrazine fuel were it to enter the atmosphere intact. Feb 27, 2008

Shuttle takeoff reveals parachute glitch. NASA will investigate a parachute malfunction that occurred during the recent launch of the shuttle Atlantis. The chutes are used to slow the descent of booster rockets that are retrieved from the ocean and reused for later flights. TSA faces turnover rate of 20%. The TSA continues to struggle with high turnover rates for airport security screeners. Government statistics show that 20% of the screeners left their jobs between Oct. 1, 2006 and Sept. 30, 2007, the same turnover rates as the previous year. A TSA spokeswoman called the turnover rate manageable and noted that new screeners get 180 hours of training when they are hired. Feb 26, 2008

New administration could mean big changes for NASA. The next president may reconsider current plans to send a manned mission to the moon and then to Mars, some observers say. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin says he does not expect major policy changes, and a group of leading space scientists recently re-affirmed NASA's current course. Meanwhile, a vibration problem with NASA's Ares 1 moon rocket has prompted some experts to support a switch to an alternative derived from the Atlas 5 and Delta 4 rockets. Feb 25, 2008

Northrop Grumman, Loral Space

Northrop and Loral to cooperate on space orders. Northrop Grumman and Loral Space & Communications have agreed to work together to contract with government agencies for satellite development. As part of the deal, Loral will take advantage of Northrop's satellite testing site in California. Feb 27, 2008

Raytheon

Raytheon Team GOES-R. Raytheon Company will lead a team of technology leaders to pursue a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R series known as GOES-R ground segment, to learn more click here. Feb 29, 2008

Raytheon

Raytheon program may draw more support after satellite shoot-down. Raytheon Standard Missile received worldwide attention for the successful shoot-down of an ailing military satellite last week. Experts noted that the shoot-down demonstrates that Raytheon's missile-defense program works and may boost political support for the program. Feb 28, 2008

Raytheon

Raytheon plays important role in shooting down satellite. Raytheon engineers last week helped Navy officials assess whether a missile destroyed an ailing satellite shot down more than 130 miles above the earth. Raytheon built the SM-3 Standard missile, which was used to shoot down the satellite. The company said the success of the project "demonstrates the capability of the SM-3 missile to meet a unique situation and perform beyond its intended purpose." Feb 25, 2008

SpaceX

SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch until June 2009. NASA has approved a request by SpaceX to delay the first launch of the Falcon 9 rocket for nine months. The new launch date is June 2009. A SpaceX spokesman said the program is not facing technical problems. "For a project of this size, it's fairly typical," he said. "We don't see it as anything dramatic." Feb 29, 2008

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