Kirtland AFB NewsLocal news for Kirtland AFB, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.DULLES, VA--- Orbital Awarded $40 Million Contract By U.S. Air Force...- April 15, 2008 "Building on the success of the past ORS-related TacSat-2 space launch and NFIRE target vehicle missions, we are eager to support the Air Force's efforts to provide our country with quick-response space system capabilities." Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center has ordered three additional Minotaur space launch vehicles in support of the new Operationally Responsive ... via Freshnewshttp://www.topix.net/city/kirtland-afb-nm/2008/04/dulles-va-orbital-awarded-40-million-con... Airman killed by improvised explosive device in Iraq- April 9, 2008 Comment on this Story Read Comments An airman with the 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, in New Mexico died April 3 after his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. via Northwest Florida Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/kirtland-afb-nm/2008/04/airman-killed-by-improvised-explosive-de... $8M for Astronomy & Asteroid Assessment- April 7, 2008 "GEODSS is not involved in NEO (Near-Earth Object) work. Although "Planetary Defense" Bruce Willis missed Kirkland AFB, NM recently gave the University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii a modified contract for $8 million for the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System multi-year ... via Defence Industry Dailyhttp://www.topix.net/city/kirtland-afb-nm/2008/04/8m-for-astronomy-asteroid-assessment?fro... |