| December 07, 2006 |
 |
our time will build eternity |
|
Navy Conducts First Escape Exercise From Nuclear Sub Ketchikan AL (AFNS) Dec 07, 2006 
Seven personnel practiced locking out from the attack submarine USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) and ascending to the surface wearing special suits that are designed to enable a free ascent from a stricken submarine Dec. 2 during ESCAPEX at the Navy's Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. While several foreign navies practice the maneuver routinely, the U.S. Navy had not conducted it in more than three decades, and never from a nuclear-powered submarine.
|
|
| PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SPACEWAR |
Indian PM Warns Against Sensitive Provisions In US Nuclear Deal
Washington (AFP) Dec 06, 2006Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday cautioned against US lawmakers including "problematic" provisions in final US legislation giving India access to civilian nuclear technology. He highlighted the concern in a telephone conversation with Bill Frist, the Republican leader in the US Senate, as Congress began drafting the legislation reconciling separate bills passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. ISG Urges Return To Diplomacy 
Washington (UPI) Dec 06, 2006The much-anticipated report from the Iraq Study Group stresses a "responsible transition" of power from U.S. to Iraqi forces, allowing for an honorable and organized retreat from Iraq. But don't expect instant results or miracles. "There is no magic formula to solve the problems of Iraq. However, there are actions that can be taken to improve the situation and protect American interests." Bush Backstabbed On Iraq 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 06, 2006While President George W. Bush is talking with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, experts in Washington are lashing out at him for his Iraqi policy. They consider Maliki a bad choice and criticize Bush's intention to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. |
Air Force Rocket To Launch NASA Satellite
Wallops Island (UPI) Dec 06, 2006NASA says its GeneSat-1 spacecraft will be carrying bacteria inside a miniature laboratory when it's launched into orbit Monday by a U.S. Air Force rocket. The satellite will be a secondary payload on an Air Force four-stage Minotaur 1 rocket that will lift off from Wallops Island, Va., to deliver the Air Force TacSat 2 satellite into orbit. NGC Enters Second Phase Of USAF Next-Generation Polar Communications Payload 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2006Northrop Grumman has completed Phase I of a study contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in defining a payload for next-generation polar military satellite communications. QinetiQ Receives Work Share In NATO Missile Defense Contract 
San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2006Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) leads the team that has just announced that it has signed a firm-fixed-price contract to support the integration of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD). QinetiQ is a member of the team. The signing ceremony took place at the Missile Defense Exhibition at the 2006 NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia. |
|
Benchmarks: 22, 000 US Troops Injured
Washington (UPI) Dec 06, 2006U.S. casualties in Iraq have passed another grim benchmark: Some 22,000 U.S. troops there have now been wounded since the start of the war. As of Tuesday, Dec. 6, 22,057 U.S. soldiers had been injured in Iraq since the start of military operations to topple Saddam Hussein, according to official figures issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. SCIRI Meeting In Washington 
Washington (UPI) Dec 06, 2006The Bush administration continues to look for ways out of the Iraqi conundrum amid rising violence pitting the country's Sunni minority against the Shiite majority with the specter of a full-fledged civil war never too far off. As the week began, more than 100 people were killed on Monday and some 40 others died on Tuesday. Gates And Iran 
Washington (UPI) Dec 06, 2006Robert Gates, the presumptive new U.S. defense secretary, warned against taking military action against Iran and Syria Tuesday. "I think that we have seen in Iraq that once war is unleashed, it becomes unpredictable. And I think that the consequences of a conflict -- a military conflict with Iran could be quite dramatic. |
Time May Be Ripe For UN Security Council Vote On Iran Says US
Washington (AFP) Dec 06, 2006The United States said Wednesday that the time may have come for the UN Security Council to vote on a resolution punishing Iran over its sensitive nuclear program. The assessment came after six major powers failed at a meeting in Paris Wednesday to reach agreement on what sanctions to impose on Iran for failing to suspend uranium enrichment, which can fuel a nuclear reactor or be used to make an atomic bomb. LockMart Announces Firing Of Hellfire II Missile During French Evaluation 
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 07, 2006Lockheed Martin announced the successful firing of the combat-proven HELLFIRE II air-to-ground missile by France's Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (DGA) in Australia. The successful launch, from Australia's Tiger helicopter, took place at the Woomera Testing Range in South Australia. The first-time gunner, a French pilot, employing a lock-on-before-launch technique, scored a direct hit with the HELLFIRE II missile on a target six kilometers away. EERC Awarded $5 Million Contract For The Advancement Of Tactical Fuels 
Grand Forks ND (SPX) Dec 07, 2006The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota has been awarded approximately $5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development and demonstration of a new domestic bio-jet fuel for the U.S. military. The 18-month project will produce enough fuel to allow DARPA to demonstrate the fuel's usability in real-world combat scenarios. |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2005 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |