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July 1999 Space News

  • Missile Program Criticized Despite 1st Successful Test By PAUL RICHTER Los Angeles Times 29 July 1999 -- John Pike, a defense analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, said quality standards are especially important in an anti-missile program, since one missed missile could cause huge numbers of casualties.
  • Reality test for 'star wars' defense James N. Thurman The Christian Science Monitor 28 July 1999 -- . Engineers have been at a loss to consistently hit incoming missiles. "You aren't going to fly on an airplane that's crashed every time but once," says John Pike, head of space policy for the Federation of American Scientists.
  • Preparing For A Grave New World William S. Cohen The Washington Post 26 July 1999 -- Oursupremacy in the conventional arena is prompting adversaries to seek unconventional, asymmetric means to strike our Achilles' heel. A special Task Force for Civil Support is being created to ensure that we have the military assets necessary to help respond domestically.
  • Delta II Déja vu: Boeing Orbits Four More Globalstar Satellites Boeing 25 Jul 1999 -- A Boeing Delta II rocket placed four additional Globalstar satellites in orbit for Space Systems/Loral, marking the third time a Delta rocket has done so in 45 days.
  • National Missile Defense (NMD) System U.S. Department of State Press Statement July 23, 1999 -- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright strongly believes and has stated that any NMD (National Missile Defense) system that the United States may decide to deploy needs to provide protection for every part of all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
  • BMD Update 23 July 1999 -- Article Citations From Published Journals And Newsletters
  • Weather Delays Shuttle, Boeing Postpones Delta II Until Sunday Boeing 22 Jul 1999 -- A weather delay of this morning's Space Shuttle Columbia launch will postpone Saturday's scheduled Boeing Delta II launch.
  • DoD News Briefing Thursday, July 22, 1999 -- Obviously, the House Appropriations Committee believes that the language terminated the MEADS program. We read the language of the authorization bill as giving us the authority to support--to use their language--"alternative, programmatic and technical approaches to meeting the requirement for mobile theater missile defense."
  • Correction of Boeing Delta II Globalstar Launch News Release Boeing 21 Jul 1999 -- A Boeing news release that was issued earlier announcing the July 24 of a Delta II rocket launch incorrectly stated that if a Delta II rocket launches on its scheduled July 24 date, it will share that date in history with the anniversary of the first satellite launch ever at Cape Canaveral Air Station - Bumper #8, launched in 1950. It should be noted that it was the first rocket, rather than the first satellite launched.
  • Boeing Delta II Globalstar Launch Will Mark Start of 50th Year of Cape Launches Boeing 21 Jul 1999 -- If a Boeing Delta II rocket launches on its scheduled July 24 launch date, it will share that date in history with the anniversary of the first satellite launch ever at Cape Canaveral Air Station - Bumper #8, launched in 1950.
  • Missile collision will test defense Mary Boyle - The Gazette ( Colorado Springs, Colo. ) July 19, 1999 "Every test in a program of this kind is a big deal," said John Pike, a space analyst for the Federation of American Scientists and a missile defense critic. "It'll be closely watched."
  • Boeing Readies Space Shuttle to Launch Chandra Observatory for NASA Boeing 15 Jul 1999 -- On the dawn of the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that sent humans to the moon, the men and women of The Boeing Company are helping NASA forge yet another chapter in the history of space exploration.
  • NASA, Boeing Sign X-37 Vehicle Agreement Boeing 14 Jul 1999 -- NASA and Boeing completed negotiations on a $173 million cooperative agreement to develop an experimental space plane called the X-37, which will serve as a test bed for new reusable launch vehicle technologies.
  • Boeing Marks 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11; Built Major Components for Lunar Mission Boeing 14 Jul 1999 -- On July 20, space enthusiasts around the world will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that put the first humans on the moon. The industry team that built the vehicle that sent them there and brought them back safely also built the Space Shuttle - the world's only reusable spacecraft - and is preparing it for another scientific mission slated to begin July 20.
  • Commission Urges New Effort to Curb Weapons of Mass Destruction USIA 14 July 1999 -- Declaring that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) poses "a chilling challenge for the American people," former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Deutch has delivered a bipartisan commission's report to Congress proposing ways to strengthen the U.S. government's efforts to fight the threat.
  • Cohen, Shelton Rap Times' Editorial on Anthrax Shots By Douglas J. Gillert American Forces Press Service 14 July 1999 -- Halting mandatory anthrax shots would represent a "significant disservice" to men and women in uniform, Defense Secretary William Cohen and Gen. Henry Shelton said in a written rebuttal to the Army Times Publishing Co.
  • Boeing Delta II Team Orbits Four More Satellites for Globalstar, Marking Third Launch in a Month Boeing 10 Jul 1999 -- Following an early morning launch, a Delta II rocket placed four additional Globalstar satellites in orbit, bringing to 28 the total number of satellites comprising the emerging global telephony operating system.
  • Upper Level Wind Conditions Delay Delta II Launch Boeing 09 Jul 1999 -- Officials scrubbed's launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying four Globalstar satellites for Space Systems/Loral due to upper level winds. During both three-minute-long launch windows, wind conditions were unfavorable.
  • RS-68 Engine Sets A Record And A Direction For The Future In Space Boeing 08 Jul 1999 -- The Boeing Company set a world record recently when a hot-fire test of the RS-68 rocket engine for Delta IV exceeded more than 650,000 pounds of thrust, greater than any single liquid oxygen/hydrogen engine in history.
  • Delta II Launch Delayed Due to Upper Level Wind Conditions Boeing 08 Jul 1999 -- The launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying four Globalstar satellites for Space Systems/Loral was scrubbed due to upper level wind conditions.
  • Confusion Causes Anthrax Flap By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service 02 July 1999 -- A misreading of a routine contracting procedure caused a spate of news stories June 29 that questioned whether DoD's anthrax vaccine is safe. Army and DoD officials issued statements clarifying the contract provision and reassuring service members and their families that the vaccine is safe.
  • U.S. Navy tests TBMD interoperability at sea NAVSEA Wire Service 99-21 (July 2, 1999) Two-ballistic missile targets were successfully launched and tracked. The ships demonstrated the capability to pass target cueing and tracking information to each other, as well as other joint Theater Missile Defense (TMD) systems.
  • Boeing Delta Team Plans Repeat Performance with Next Globalstar Launch Boeing 01 Jul 1999 -- Boeing is poised to deliver a repeat performance with its next Delta II rocket launch in support of Space Systems/Loral and the Globalstar satellite system scheduled for July 8.
  • TACTICAL HIGH ENERGY LASER ACTD ACHEIVES "FIRST LIGHT" July 1, 1999 -- On June 26, 1999 the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) laser subsystem achieved "first light" at the TRW Capistrano Test Facility in California. "First light" is the first successful test of a laser. The test demonstrated the end-to-end capability of the laser subsystem and demonstrated the laser optical control of extracting a high-energy laser beam.



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