Russian Firm to Bid on Air Force Tanker Program
By PETER SANDERS In another twist to the ongoing saga to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers, United Aircraft Corp. of Russia is planning to bid on the $40 billion contract,...
View ArticleJohn Glenn: Keep space shuttles flying Good U.S. Jobs
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mercury astronaut John Glenn wants NASA’s space shuttles to keep flying until a reliable replacement is ready, no matter how long it takes....
View ArticleThe State of the Union 2012
Watch it here tonight at 9PM ET. State of The Union Address “On Tuesday night, I’m going to talk about how we’ll get there. American Manufacturing – with more good jobs and more products stamped with...
View ArticleState Of The Union Speech Text 2012
Below, Obama’s prepared remarks as released by the White House. As Prepared for Delivery –Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month,...
View ArticleCome On, China, Buy Our Stuff!
A Gap Inc. store in Shanghai, China. By NYT ADAM DAVIDSON Published: January 25, 2012 The first time I visited China, in 2005, an American businessman living there told me that the country was so...
View ArticleIn China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
An explosion last May at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China, killed four people and injured 18. It built iPads. (Color China Photo, via Associated Press) By NYT CHARLES DUHIGG and DAVID BARBOZA...
View ArticleChina’s space activities raising U.S. satellite security concerns
Reuters/Reuters – Soldiers stand in front of the Long March II-F rocket loaded with China’s unmanned space module Tiangong-1 before its planned launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu...
View ArticleCyberattacks, N. Korea, jihadist groups top U.S. threats
By Chelsea J. Carter, Pam Benson and Mariano Castillo, CNN Washington (CNN) – Cyberattacks pose more of a threat to the United States than a land-based attack by a terrorist group, while North Korea’s...
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