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December 14, 2012

Big Asteroid Tumbles Harmlessly Past Earth
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 13, 2012
This week, NASA's Goldstone radar is tracking a large asteroid as it passes by Earth, and obtaining images of unprecedented clarity. "At closest approach on Dec. 12th, asteroid 4179 Toutatis will be 7 million km away or 18 times farther than the Moon," says Lance Benner of NASA's Near Earth Object Program. "There is no danger of a collision with Earth," but the asteroid will be close enough for radar imaging. Asteroid Toutatis is well known to astronomers; it passes by Earth's orbit every 4 years. ... read more

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Rockwell Collins wins Navy E-6b upgrade

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Raytheon UK awarded a 15-year logistic support contract by NATS

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