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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 2nd N.Y. pension fund divests holdings in gunmakers

    The $45.7 billion New York City Employees' Retirement System has divested its $16.3 million holdings in Alliant Techsystems Inc., Olin Corp,, Sturm Ruger & Co,, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. and Forjas Taurus SA.
    The $45.7 billion New York City Employees' Retirement System has divested its $16.3 million holdings in Alliant Techsystems Inc., Olin Corp,, Sturm Ruger & Co,, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. and Forjas Taurus SA. It is the second New York City pension...

    Tags: Olin Corporation, Pension and Welfare, New York City, Politics, Interior Policy

    2. Mar 14, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. UC San Diego council seeks divestment from firms with West Bank ties

    L.A. NOW
    UC San Diego’s student government joined a widening movement urging the university system to divest from companies that some student activists contend are violating the human rights of Palestinians and aiding Israel’s occupation of the West...
    3. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. Calpers To Divest Stake In 2 Local Gun Manufacturers

    The investment committee of Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension fund, voted on Tuesday to divest its holding in two manufacturers of guns and high-capacity ammunition clips banned in California. The move affects about $5 million in investments in...

    Tags: Finance, Bill Lockyer, Pension and Welfare, Olin Corporation, Politics

    4. May 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. SpaceX pushes back the final frontier

    If all goes as planned, sometime this morning a spacecraft will blast off from its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and ride a fiery plume of contrails upward through the pre-dawn darkness to begin a two-week journey to the International Space Station and back. But the flight won't be just another NASA resupply mission. Instead, the Falcon 9 rocket and its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule built by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation — SpaceX for short — will be the first commercially owned and operated vehicle ever to rendezvous with the station's orbiting astronauts.
    If all goes as planned, sometime this morning a spacecraft will blast off from its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and ride a fiery plume of contrails upward through the pre-dawn darkness to begin a two-week journey to the International Space Station...

    Tags: Human Interest, Air Transportation Industry, Tom Hanks, Virgin Group, Ltd., Mutual Funds

    5. Sep 14, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  5. NASA unveils next rocket: Hybrid shuttle to fly in 2017

    WASHINGTON — NASA made official on Wednesday its next vision for space travel by unveiling plans for a massive rocket it hopes could blast astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 while laying the foundation for a future trip to Mars.
    WASHINGTON — NASA made official on Wednesday its next vision for space travel by unveiling plans for a massive rocket it hopes could blast astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 while laying the foundation for a future trip to Mars. The new rocket, a...

    Tags: Sandy Adams, Bill Nelson, Technology, Rocketry, Space Programs

    6. Sep 13, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. NASA Unveils Next Spaceship -- A Hybrid Shuttle

    After months of debate, NASA has settled on plans for its next spaceship — a space shuttle hybrid that will fly twice in the next decade and cost $30 billion through 2021, according to senior administration officials and internal NASA documents.
    The Orlando Sentinel, Washington Bureau
    After months of debate, NASA has settled on plans for its next spaceship — a space shuttle hybrid that will fly twice in the next decade and cost $30 billion through 2021, according to senior administration officials and internal NASA documents....

    Tags: Kay Bailey Hutchison, White House, Rocketry, Space Programs, Aerospace Manufacturing

    7. Sep 13, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. NASA to help ATK build new rocket

    The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel
    WASHINGTON — NASA and Alliant Techsystems of Minnesota agreed Tuesday to share data as ATK attempts to build a rocket that could launch astronauts as early as 2015. No money will exchange hands, but NASA will provide technical support to ATK as it...
    8. May 20, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Radford Army Ammunition Plant fined $20,000

    RADFORD, Va. (AP) -- Virginia regulators have fined the Radford Army Ammunition Plant $20,000 for releasing excessive carbon monoxide.
    RADFORD, Va. (AP) -- Virginia regulators have fined the Radford Army Ammunition Plant $20,000 for releasing excessive carbon monoxide. The Roanoke Times reports it's the plant's eighth violation of state environmental regulations in as many years. The...

    Tags: BAE Systems Plc., Fines, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. May 13, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Jobs uncertain as new company takes over operations at Radford Army Ammunition Plant

    A new company will take over operation of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in September. BAE Systems won the Department of Defense conrtact to run the plant, according to Lt. Col. Andy Munera, the plant's commander.  Alliant Techsystemshas operated the arsenal since 1995.
    NEWS7
    A new company will take over operation of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in September. BAE Systems won the Department of Defense conrtact to run the plant, according to Lt. Col. Andy Munera, the plant's commander.  Alliant Techsystemshas operated the...

    Tags: BAE Systems Plc., U.S. Army, Services and Shopping, Concerts, Companies and Corporations

    10. Feb 8, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Posey, Adams and Bishop to NASA: more rocket, less science

    The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel
    In a move sure to please their conservative bases and ardent rocket-building constituents, three Republican members of Congress –  Rep. Bill Posey of  Rockledge, Sandy Adams of Orlando and Rob Bishop of Utah — called on their fellow...
    11. Feb 8, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Posey, Adams to NASA: More rockets, and forget about climate change

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By Robert Block, Sentinel Space Editor In a move sure to please their conservative bases and ardent rocket-building constituents, three Republican members of Congress –  Rep. Bill Posey of  Rockledge, Sandy Adams of Orlando and Rob Bishop o...
    12. Nov 8, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. NASA Heavy Lift rocket: Let the studies begin

    The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel
    JUST IN FROM NASA: NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE STUDIES WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading  to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-...
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