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Monday 7 December 2009

Military interested in Virgin Galactic / Delta 4 success

    NEWSALERT: Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 1828 GMT
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VIRGIN GALACTIC LAUNCH VEHICLE ATTRACTIVE TO U.S. MILITARY
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As Virgin Galactic prepares to roll out its suborbital passenger
spaceship, U.S. military officials seeking low-cost, responsive access to
space are studying the company's latest exotic concept to deliver small
satellites to orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/07launcherone/


LOGISTICS MODULE TO BE MODIFIED FOR NEW MISSION
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NASA and the Italian Space Agency are planning to strip the Leonardo cargo
module of unnecessary parts and beef up shielding to equip the
barrel-shaped spacecraft for a permanent stay at the International Space
Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/06pmm/


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NEW COMMUNICATIONS CRAFT LAUNCHED ATOP DELTA 4 ROCKET
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The Delta 4 rocket debuted its latest variant with a display of power and
precision Saturday night, successfully using an energetic creation to
heave a vital communications satellite into space for the U.S. military.

http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d346/status.html


NRO, AIR FORCE WORKING TO FORMALIZE RELATIONSHIP
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Senior government space officials are efforting to streamline their
operations and boost their industrial base to improve mission assurance
for a wide range of classified and unclassified programs, agency leaders
said.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/04summit/


NASA SAYS TEST LAUNCH AFFIRMS ARES 1 CONCEPT
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Managers in charge of the Ares 1-X test flight told reporters on Thursday
the $445 million October mission confirmed NASA's concept for the Ares 1
crew launch vehicle will work as designed.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091203update/

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