The Mystery of the Blind Spy Satellite Jun 27, 2009
At a Congressional hearing last year, the head of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) was asked for the record if this particular mystery had been solved. In a written response that has just been released by the House Armed Services Committee, he answered "no". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
US will not use force to inspect NKorean ship Jun 27, 2009
South Korea plans to employ unmanned reconnaissance planes and add "bunker-buster" bombs to its arsenal in case of signs that the North planned to launch an attack toward the South, Lee said. . (FOX 11, AZ)
SKorea to Boost Surgical Strike Capability Against North; Doctrine Allows for Pre-Emptive Action... Developing... Jun 27, 2009
The updated plan is focused on securing independent capabilities to remove North Korea's asymmetrical military threat of nuclear and missile programs by deploying sophisticated surveillance, reconnaissance and striking assets ... Under an integrated defense mechanism, the Air Force's multi-purpose satellite, early warning aircraft and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, along with a ground-based early warning radar, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions around the clock, according... (The Drudge Report)
NKorea threatens to shoot down Japanese spy planes Jun 27, 2009
The report cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. The Yomiuri said the Taepodong-2 could fly over Japan and toward Hawaii, but that it would not be able to hit the main islands of Hawaii, which lie about 4,500 miles (7,200 kilometers) from the Korean peninsula. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Our Views: Final frontier Jun 27, 2009
At the moon, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter slid into orbit four days after its Cape Canaveral launch. The four-year mission will produce the most detailed lunar map ever and scout for sites where astronauts could once again land. (Florida Today)
Paul DeBoer; built business on games Jun 26, 2009
He spent three years there, working reconnaissance. He certainly didn t like it too much, but he enjoyed the travel aspect of it, the foreign cultures, said his son Matthew, a high school history teacher in Pittsburgh. (Boston Globe)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Unveil Next-Generation of High-Flying Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Jun 26, 2009
"Congratulations to the entire Global Hawk team for continuing to provide our service men and women with a reliable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system.". Designated AF-18, this Block 40 aircraft was the 27th Global Hawk built since the program's inception in 1995 and is scheduled to begin flight testing next month. (Primezone Releases)
Indonesian authorities arrest 2 Singaporean terror suspects Jun 26, 2009
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NASA Lunar Mission Successfully Enters Moon Orbit Jun 25, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon ... 12, 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch ... (June 19, 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape... (Science Daily)
Mexico still hunting for 'lost' island Jun 25, 2009
"The island doesn't exist" in the area where it was shown on maps, a National Autonomous University of Mexico study concluded after conducting studies with underwater sensing devices and aerial reconnaissance in the area. "Isla Bermeja" appeared on maps from the 1700s as a speck of land off the northwest coast of the Yucatan peninsula. (MSNBC -- International)
UAVs make Paris Air Show debut Jun 24, 2009
If there was any sure indication that intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is becoming one of the driving factors in defense procurement, it is the fact that the organizers of the recent Paris Air Show, which has always been a monument to the glories of manned flight, permitted an unmanned aerial vehicle to participate in the flying display for the first time. As befits the nature of ISR aircraft, the Austrian company Schiebels S-100 vertical takeoff and landing UAV that... (FCW.com)
NASA Probe Beams Home New Images of the Moon Jun 24, 2009
LCROSS's , the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), arrived at the moon a few hours earlier than LCROSS to begin a stable lunar orbit. The robotic probe is expected to spend at least one year mapping the moon for future manned missions, as well as several more years conducting science surveys. (Fox News)
Six Transformers that could use an upgrade Jun 24, 2009
The crotchety Transformer retains his outdated form as an SR-71 Blackbird, the supersonic and futuristic-looking reconnaissance jet that could fly over Mach 3 ... Upgrade: DSP-23 reconnaissance satellite. (MSNBC -- Movies)
NASA's Unmanned Probe Arrives at the Moon Jun 24, 2009
NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is kick-starting a volley of robot craft that will explore the Moon prior to a human return ... NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) fired its thrusters at 5:47 a.m. EDT (0947 GMT) in a 40-minute maneuver to begin. (Fox News)
NASA's Moon mission completes lunar maneuver Jun 24, 2009
The exact target crater will be identified 30 days before impact, after considering information collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and observatories on Eart 00004000 h.. Text. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Gen. Custer will stay at Fort Huachuca Jun 23, 2009
The fort provides soldiers and others who are important components in providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, human intelligence, unmanned aerial systems programs and incorporating new tactics techniques and procedures, Custer said. For he and his family, the fort has been a good assignment because of the professionalism of those on the installation and the support from the surrounding communities, the general said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
* HK democrat, media chief targets of alleged shooter Jun 23, 2009
This was a recce [reconnaissance], Chapman told the court. But soon after, Huang X who is also known as Wong Siu-ming X was stopped by police by chance, Chapman said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Leaders have high praise for local soldier killed in Afghanistan Jun 23, 2009
He was part of the Calhoun-based 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Com-bat Team of the Georgia Army National Guard. - Sgt. William Allmon, 25, who was born and raised in Floyd County until age 12, died April 12, 2008, in Baghdad of wounds received when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Moon's Permanently Dark Craters 'Illuminated' Jun 22, 2009
(June 19, 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite will relay more information about the lunar. (Science Daily)
Sign of watery past for Mars Jun 21, 2009
Images snapped by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a 50-kilometre-long canyon where researchers believe water once flowed and apparent beach remnants surrounding a basin. Scientists have dubbed it the Shalbatana lake for the valley in which it was located. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Historic planes draw crowds at Paris Air Show Jun 21, 2009
The high-winged twin-piston engine Catalina performed a variety of vital but unglamorous duties such as long-range reconnaissance, anti-submarine patrols and air-sea rescue of downed airmen or sailors from sunken ships. It even maintained the only long-range aerial link with Australia while that nation was cut off by the Japanese Pacific fleet. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Atlas V launch 6/18 Jun 20, 2009
The cargo sitting on top are the Lunar reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite. . (Florida Today)
France, UAE edge toward Rafale fighter deal Jun 20, 2009
Dassault Aviation has yet to find a foreign buyer for the Rafale, which can carry out interception and reconnaissance missions as well as nuclear strikes. The French firm has lobbied India, Libya, Switzerland and Brazil for Rafale contracts but it has yet to find an export market for the combat plane. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Hawaii Uh-Oh Jun 20, 2009
In February 2008, the SBX radar helped the Aegis missile cruiser Lake Erie using a Standard Missile 3 shoot down the National Reconnaissance Office's 2. 5-ton NROL-21 Radarsat before it could strike the earth with its deadly hydrazine fuel tank nearly full. (Investors Business Daily)
Hawaii missile defense fortified Jun 20, 2009
It is expected to be launched from the country's Dongchang-ni site on the northwestern coast, the Yomiuri Shimbum said, citing analysis by Japan's Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. Most experts doubt a North Korean missile could reach Hawai'i, roughly 4,500 miles from the Korean Peninsula and just out of reach of even an upgraded Taepodong-2, which has an estimated range of 4,000 miles. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Click to read:When The War Went Away Jun 20, 2009
In January of 1972, John was flying reconnaissance missions when his plane was shot down. He always thought it was ground flak that got him, but Hong My had evidence to the contrary, including a round, red medal presented to Hong My by Ho Chi Mihn himself. (CBS News)
Paper: N. Korea may fire missile toward Hawaii Jun 19, 2009
It cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he has ordered additional protections for Hawaii just in case North Korea launches a long-range missile over the Pacific Ocean. (MSNBC -- International)
NASA Launches 2 Probes To Explore Moon Jun 19, 2009
The $504 million Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), equipped with seven state-of-the-art cameras and other instruments, will look for suitable landing sites for future manned missions while creating the most detailed lunar atlas ever assembled ... "As its name says, LRO is all about doing reconnaissance at the moon," said Craig Tooley, the mission's project manager at Goddard ... "Reconnaissance, specifically, to bring us back the data and the information we need to plan and execute the human... (CBS News)
Spacecraft's trek to moon seen on video Jun 19, 2009
And after about 45 minutes, a third camera mounted on the Centaur was expected to capture the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter separating and sailing toward the moon. Those final views were not received. (Florida Today)
Scouts to set stage on moon Jun 19, 2009
Atop the rocket was the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will spend a year mapping the moon in the greatest detail yet and then likely will continue science observations for another two years. A secondary payload, called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, plans an October nosedive into a crater minutes behind the rocket's Centaur upper stage. (Florida Today)
North Korea Plans to Fire Missile Toward Hawaii Jun 19, 2009
It cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. The missile launch could come between July 4 and 8, the paper said. (Newsmax)
* NASA eyes the moon as panel considers its future Jun 19, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station yesterday, is designed to map the lunar surface so NASA can find safe and scientifically interesting landing spots for future human missions. The US is shifting the focus of its human space program from research and technology development in low-Earth orbit with the space shuttle and International Space Station to an exploration initiative. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Defense secretary orders missile interceptors to Hawaii because of North Korean threat Jun 19, 2009
It cited an analysis by Japan s Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites ... It cited an analysis by Japan s Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
US goes on Afghan PR offensive Jun 19, 2009
But McChrystal hinted in his confirmation hearing that he hoped to reduce civilian casualties by obtaining more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. Petraeus confirmed that approach to the problem in remarks at the CNAS conference last week, announcing that he was planning to shift some high-tech intelligence vehicles from Iraq to Afghanistan. (Asia Times Online)
U.S. Boost Defense to Counter NKorea Threat Jun 19, 2009
It cited an analysis by Japan's Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. MORE.. (Time.com)
South Korea to Try to Resolve North's Park Dispute as Tensions Increase Jun 19, 2009
Japans Yomiuri newspaper reported earlier yesterday that North Korea might fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii, citing an analysis by the countrys Defense Ministry and intelligence from U.S. reconnaissance satellites. North Korea may also be aiming more than 600 Scud and other short-range missile at South Korea and up to 320 medium-range Rodong missiles at Japan, the said in a report yesterday. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
NASA's mission to bomb the Moon Jun 19, 2009
The LCROSS mission - it stands for Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite - will launch on an Atlas V rocket together with another spacecraft, called the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The orbiter will circle the Moon for at least a year searching for potential landing sites for astronauts when they return there in the next decade. (Scientific American)
NASA Successfully Launches Lunar Impactor Jun 19, 2009
at 5:32 p.m. EDT, with a companion mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. ... A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roars into space carrying NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite ... (June 19, 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Science Daily)
Mars Images Evidence of Big Long-Gone Lake Jun 19, 2009
Images snapped by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a 30-mile-long canyon where researchers believe water once flowed and apparent beach remnants surrounding a basin. Dubbed the Shalbatana lake for the valley it was located in, scientists believe it was about the size of Lake Champlain that borders the states of New York and Vermont. (Fox News)
NASA Heads Back to the Moon for First Time in Decade Jun 19, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will provide a high-precision, three-dimensional map of the lunar surface ... The Hubble Space Telescope will monitor the event, as well as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, still circling the moon. (Fox News)
Japan Eases Restrictions on Navy's Ability to Fight Pirates off Somalia Jun 19, 2009
Prime Minister s government also sent two reconnaissance aircraft to the Gulf of Aden in May to join more than 20 nations performing patrols. To contact the reporter on this story: in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Lift off for Nasa's lunar probes Jun 19, 2009
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) and a crater observation mission blasted off from Florida on an Atlas V rocket. Data gathered by LRO will help mission planners select future landing sites and scout locations for lunar outposts. (BBC News -- Science)
NKorea plans to fire missile at Hawaii on Independence Day... Jun 19, 2009
Both Japanese intelligence and U.S. reconnaissance satellites have collated information pointing to the launch, according to the report. This is North Korea's Taepodong-2 missile which has a range of 4,000 miles. (The Drudge Report)
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers First Mission in Plan to Return to the Moon Jun 19, 2009
June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne today powered the launch of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS) mission in its planned return to the moon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ... The RL10 and the Centaur will be guided toward a lunar orbit and crashed into the moon's surface to create a large dust cloud that will be analyzed for the presence of water ice by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as it travels through the... (PR Newswire)
NASA Returning to the Moon With First Lunar Launch In A Decade Jun 19, 2009
June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ... "Our job is to perform reconnaissance of the moon's surface using a suite of seven powerful instruments," said Craig Tooley, LRO project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. (PR Newswire)
Leak grounds space shuttle till July Jun 18, 2009
NASA now turns its efforts to launching the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter from neighboring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today. The next launch opportunity for the Endeavour is July 11. (Boston Globe)
N. Korea May Target Hawaii Jun 18, 2009
The report cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. The Yomiuri said the Taepodong-2 could fly over Japan and toward Hawaii, but that it would not be able to hit the main islands of Hawaii, which lie about 4,500 miles from the Korean peninsula. (Fox News)
Air Force to Roll Out Enhanced Global Hawk Jun 18, 2009
Its' multi-mode MP-RTIP radar provides enhanced ground moving target indication and high quality radar imagery," said Dr. Yvette Weber, engineering director with the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson, which manages the Global Hawk system. The development of the MP-RTIP sensor suite is managed by the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The prime contractor for this new sensor is North Grumman in El Segundo, Calif. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude,... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Old photos focus on moons south pole Jun 18, 2009
The mission , the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a pair of crash-landing impactors, which will be lifted to space by an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is set for 5:12 p.m. ET.. (MSNBC -- Technology)
NASA prepares for LRO's Thursday launch Jun 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) rolled aboard their Atlas V rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday morning, in preparation for launch on Thursday, NASA said. The spacecraft left its processing facility at 10:02 EDT (1402 GMT) and arrived at the pad about 35 minutes later. (Xinhuanet, China)
His resume sparkles - but is he lawyerly and Alaskan enough? Jun 18, 2009
Sullivan was an assistant secretary of state until recently, managing a staff of 200 in the State Department's Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, and is a Marine Corps infantry and reconnaissance officer. Leighow said Sullivan has owned a house in Alaska since 2000. (Juneau Empire)
Atlas V to launch Thursday Jun 18, 2009
The rocket is carrying NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will map the lunar surface in the highest detail yet. A secondary payload will tow the rocket's Centaur upper stage for four months, before steering it into a collision with a permanently shadowed crater on the moon's south pole. (Florida Today)
Shuttle launch delayed until July Jun 18, 2009
The shuttle's new target date caused a scheduling conflict with the launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) satellite and its partner mission LCROSS.. Lift-off of the unmanned spacecraft is now being targeted for Thursday or Friday. (BBC News -- Americas)
U.S. Shoots for the Moon, This Time to Stay Jun 18, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO (top) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS (lower) are scheduled to be launched together aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on a mission to the moon ... Later today if weather conditions and hardware permit NASA will launch its much-anticipated and deeply imaginative Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first American spacecraft of any kind to make a lunar trip since 1999 ... Even the best reconnaissance photography before the Apollo... (Time.com)
Click to read:Leak Forces NASA To Scrub Endeavour Launch Jun 17, 2009
Leak Forces NASA To Scrub Endeavour Launch - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News)
Airmen Complete Unmanned Aircraft Systems Course Jun 17, 2009
" Unmanned systems are a high-value asset, providing joint forces commanders with the right mix of combat capabilities while offering flexible solutions to battlefield needs, according to senior Air Force leaders. These systems include the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and the RQ-4 Global Hawk. The primary mission of the unmanned systems is to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to joint commanders; however, because of the MQ-1 Predator's and MQ-9 Reaper's ability to carry... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Rocket takes aim at moon's surface Jun 17, 2009
"Our knowledge of the whole moon, especially the polar regions, is actually quite poor," said Craig Tooley, project manager for the $511 million Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, or LRO. "We have much better maps of Mars than we do of our own moon.". Picking up from Apollo precursor missions and more recent international efforts, LRO will map the cratered satellite in the greatest detail yet over the course of a year to scout out landing sites and resources that could support a human... (Florida Today)
Gas leak delays space shuttle launch for 2nd time Jun 17, 2009
The Eastern Test Range, which supports both shuttle and unmanned rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is planning to launch NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter between Thursday and Saturday. The range can support only one type of rocket at a time and it takes about two days to reconfigure equipment for different launchers. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
AeroVironment Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Jun 17, 2009
Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company's hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition. Commercial and government entities use AV's clean transportation solutions such as electric vehicle test systems and electric vehicle fast charge systems, as well as its clean energy solutions. (Primezone Releases)
NASA targets moon for a mighty crash Jun 17, 2009
A tale of two probes The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, LCROSS' moon-bound partner craft, will map the moon's surface from orbit with unprecedented detail, capable even of imaging the tracks that lunar rovers left behind. Its high-resolution camera can image the moon to about 12-inch detail (30 centimeters), "which no one has ever had," Colaprete said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Local war heroes share stories at D-Day event Jun 17, 2009
As he and his men got within 200 yards of a fortification, he went forward alone to do personal reconnaissance. As he tried to move the troops forward, they were halted by enemy fire. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Reform school guard, 85, denies beating boys Jun 17, 2009
He Left Marianna and became an Army Ranger, going on long-range reconnaissance patrols in Vietnam. He later became an investment and insurance broker. (CNN)
Forty years after one small step on the moon, we're bracing for a giant impact Jun 16, 2009
The explorer will ride into space with a second robot, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. A few hours after launch from Cape Canaveral the orbiter will be jettisoned to circle the moon, mapping its surface for future manned landing sites. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Boeing Launches Drone Division Jun 16, 2009
Boeing's UAVs include the ScanEagle, a small low-cost drone for battlefield reconnaissance, the Phantom Ray, an unmanned aircraft meant for surveillance and aerial attack, and the A160 Hummingbird, a long-endurance helicopter drone. Despite interest from the U.S. military, none of these projects has yet won a major Pentagon contract. (KIRO TV, WA)
NASA sets new launch dates for space shuttle, LRO and LCROSS Jun 16, 2009
As a result, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) are set to lift off together aboard an Atlas V rocket on Thursday, June 18. There are three launch opportunities from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida -- 5:12 p.m., 5:22 p.m. and 5:32 p.m.. (Xinhuanet, China)
