Headlines of: Friday 7 April, 2006
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Fri Apr 7th, 2006 | space.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- China is celebrating its 50th anniversary of space progress this year, but also laying out a sweeping plan for lofting Earth orbiting satellites for a multitude of duties, expanding its human spaceflight abilities, and carrying out a multi-step program of lunar exploration...
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Fri Apr 7th, 2006 | irconnect.com

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., April 6, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced it has completed the successful integration of new target detection, acquisition and tracking capabilities into all 189 previously fielded U.S. LITENING pods.
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Fri Apr 7th, 2006 | defenselink.mil

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2006 -- The United States now has a rudimentary missile defense system in place, a senior defense official told the Senate's strategic forces subcommittee here April 4.