News of February 17, 2006
New fleet of private spaceships announced
Posted at: Fri Feb 17th, 2006
The company that has already arranged for three space enthusiasts to visit the International Space Station is building a global team to develop a fleet of commercial suborbital spaceships, dubbed Explorers.
On Friday, Space Adventures in Virginia, US, announced its plans to build a $...
Some Asian Nations Consider Non-U.S Fighter Jets
Posted at: Fri Feb 17th, 2006
When U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. won a bid last year to supply at least a dozen fighter jets to Singapore, its defeated French rival said America's superpower status had influenced the outcome.
"Bamboo always leans the way it's pushed the hardest," said Dassault Aviation, citing a...
Rumsfeld Defends F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Engine Cut
Posted at: Fri Feb 17th, 2006
Pentagon leaders on Thursday defended their fiscal 2007 budget before the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, stressing that cost-cutting proposals on the Joint Strike Fighter and other military hardware programs are central to their long-term plans.
