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Monday, April 14th, 2008

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NASA Gives Aerojet Contract To Develop LOX/Liquid Methane Engine NASA gave Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. [NYSE: GY] unit, a contract to develop a 5,500 pounds/feet thrust liquid oxygen-liquid methane engine. Two NASA programs, the Altair lunar lander program and the Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP) partnered to create the Propulsion Cryogenic Advanced Development (PCAD) project to support methane technology maturation and advancement. The NASA PCAD project is managed jointly by Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Marshall Space Flight Center in…

HII Executive Outlines Its Shipbuilding Acceleration Strategy

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Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

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Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]