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Soyuz Finally Has Normal, Safe Landing As It Returns Crew To Earth Gently

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Monday, October 27th, 2008

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But Company Making Soyuz Vehicles Faces Financial Peril, Needs Cash Soon Two Second-Generation Space Travelers Make Return Trip On Earth-Bound Soyuz A Russian Soyuz spacecraft returned International Space Station crew members to Earth in a gentle landing that contrasted markedly with the dangerous steep descents of the two prior reentries and landings of Soyuz vehicles. (Please see Space & Missile Defense Report, Monday, April 21, 2008.) But that good news was tempered by an announcement by the maker of Soyuz…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]