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September 1999 Space News

  • NAVY'S FIRST SHIPBOARD TEST LAUNCH YIELDS SUCCESS September 29, 1999 -- USS SHILOH (CG 67) conducted the AEGIS Light Exo-Atmospheric Projectile Intercept (ALI) Control Test Vehicle 1A (CTV-1A) flight test in the mid-Pacific, part of the Navy Theater Wide (NTW) Theater Missile Defense program.
  • Get Ready, Here Comes the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Peter Maass The New York Times Magazine 26 September 1999 -- Domestic critics, meanwhile, insist National Missile Defense will be no different from Star Wars. "The names have been changed to protect the guilty," says John Pike, a senior analyst with the liberal research group the Federation of American Scientists.
  • Shuttle Columbia to Return Home for Checkup, Rejuvenation Boeing 24 Sep 1999 -- NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled to arrive at its Boeing birthplace tomorrow morning (weather permitting) atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to begin approximately 10 months of inspections, maintenance and upgrades that could be described as a high-tech spa for spaceships: part makeover, part weight loss clinic and part medical checkup.
  • BMD Update September 24, 1999 -- Article Citations From Published Journals And Newsletters
  • Sea Launch First Commercial Mission Scheduled For Oct. 10; Vessels Set to Depart for Ocean Launch Site Boeing 23 Sep 1999 -- The launch of the first commercial satellite from a floating platform at sea will take place on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, Sea Launch Company announced.
  • "A Period of Consequences" Governor George W. Bush - The Citadel - September 23, 1999 -- In 1996, after some tension over Taiwan, a Chinese general reminded America that China possesses the means to incinerate Los Angeles with nuclear missiles. At the earliest possible date, my administration will deploy anti-ballistic missile systems, both theater and national, to guard against attack and blackmail.
  • Airborne laser sensitive camera arrives (AFPN) 22 September 1999 -- The world's most sensitive camera was delivered here Sept. 21 to become a critical component of the Airborne Laser, a laser-equipped aircraft capable of destroying missiles hundreds of miles away.
  • Prepared Remarks Lt Gen Ronald Kadish -- Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, To the National Defense Industrial Association September 20, 1999 -- I've seen the current and growing consensus in this country about the need for a ballistic missile defense. Those of you who have been associated with the program, know that that has not always been the case.
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR COMSAT STOCK Lockheed Martin 18 Sep 1999 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that it has accepted for payment approximately 25,958,282 shares of COMSAT Corporation common stock tendered pursuant to its offer to purchase up to 49 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of COMSAT, which, based on information provided by COMSAT, represents the maximum number for which it tendered.
  • BMD Update September 17, 1999 -- Article Citations From Published Journals And Newsletters
  • DoD News Briefing Thursday, September 16, 1999 -- On March 15th a Patriot 3 seeker characterization flight test actually succeeded in intercepting the target, although that wasn't the goal. So we've had two successes out of one attempt.
  • PAC-3 TEST SUCCESFUL September 16, 1999 - The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Army today conducted a successful intercept test of the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile at the White Sands Missile Range. The PAC-3 missile successfully completed three missions prior to today's flight test.
  • The PAC-3 Missile Once Again Hits Its Target Lockheed Martin 16 Sep 1999 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Army conducted another successful test flight of a Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.,.
  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL NOT BLOCK PROPOSED LOCKHEED MARTIN/COMSAT MERGER Lockheed Martin 16 Sep 1999 -- The staff of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) notified Lockheed Martin and COMSAT Corporation that the DoJ does not intend to enjoin the two companies from completing their proposed strategic combination.
  • Hera target successfully supports PAC-3 developmental test September 16, 1999 - A Hera target system successfully flew at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in support of the PATRIOT Advanced Capability, or PAC-3, Developmental Test 3 (DT-3) flight test on September 16, 1999.
  • AIT-2 rocket set for Kodiak launch, Maj. Richard Williamson, ASTRO NEWS Sept. 10, 1999 -- The Air Force will launch an atmospheric interceptor technology rocket from Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska on a sub-orbital flight along the West Coast of North America.
  • UPDATE 10 September 1999 - A weekly compilation of articles
  • Lockheed Vows To Change Its Frugal WaysSan Francisco Chronicle 09 September 1999 -- Lockheed has spent some $2.12 billion since 1992 trying to get THAAD to intercept incoming missiles high in the atmosphere. `That tarnished Lockheed's reputation,'' said John Pike, a Defense Department analyst with the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, D.C. ``They looked like the gang that couldn't shoot straight.''
  • Lockheed Loses Big U.S. Contract By Tim Smart, Washington Post September 8, 1999 -- Boeing to Build Secret Spy Satellites. "The name Lockheed and Lockheed Martin has been virtually synonymous with these satellites for four decades," said John Pike, director of space policy at the Federation of American Scientists.
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN IMPLEMENTS SPACE PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS Lockheed Martin 08 Sep 1999 -- Lockheed Martin is implementing recommendations of an independent panel commissioned in May to assess program management, engineering and manufacturing processes, and quality control procedures within its Space & Strategic Missiles Sector.
  • Lockheed Martin Independent Assessment Team on Mission Success Lockheed Martin 08 Sep 1999 -- The Lockheed Martin Independent Assessment Team on Mission Success was commissioned May 4, 1999, to conduct a comprehensive review of the Space & Strategic Missiles Sector, determine the problems contributing to failures in launch vehicle missions and THAAD flight tests, and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrences.
  • Laboratory completes laser experiment at White Sands (AFPN) 7 Sep 1999 -- Air Force researchers successfully completed a three-month laser experiment at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., recently. The experiment showed how a beam-control system could transmit a laser beam over a long, nearly horizontal path to a moving target.
  • UPDATE 03 September 1999 - A weekly compilation of articles
  • Anthrax Lawyer Turns To Internet For Support European Stars And Stripes Sept. 2, 1999 - An attorney representing numerous servicemembers whose careers have been threatened by their refusal to take mandatory anthrax vaccinations is turning to the Internet to garner support for congressional changes in the Defense Department program.



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