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    'They treated us like royalty'  Nov 11, 2009
    They treated us like royalty' - OregonLive. Sign in to OregonLive. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Job fair draws thousands  Sep 24, 2009
    "We've got positions open at 120 locations worldwide," said Bill Lescalleet, public works manager in Kwajalein Atoll. Lescalleet said he needs journeymen for a Kwajalein project. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Q&A: US missile defence  Sep 17, 2009
    It hopes that construction of the Czech facility - using a radar currently located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands - could begin next year, with the first interceptors in place in Poland by 2011 and the system fully operational by 2012. Why in Eastern Europe. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Six countries interested in using RazakSAT services  Jul 20, 2009
    35am Malaysian time from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Oceans Marshall Islands on July 14. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    SpaceX scores a satellite success  Jul 15, 2009
    The Falcon 1 rocket at about 11:35 p.m. ET from the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Defense Test Site on Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll, a launch site that sits about 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii. A malfunction in equipment used to load helium aboard the Falcon 1 rocket pushed the mission four hours beyond its initial launch target, with stormy weather delaying the mission even more. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Fast Neutral Hydrogen Detected Coming From The Moon  Jul 6, 2009
    20, 2008) NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean Sunday. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and map dynamic. (Science Daily)

    Minuteman missile successful in test flight  Jun 30, 2009
    Air Force officials confirmed the dummy warheads successfully hit predetermined targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It s really something when you see a truly outstanding team come together, said Col. David Buck, 30th Space Wing commander. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    AIR FORCE TEST FIRES MISSILE FROM CA COAST...  Jun 30, 2009
    Lt. Raymond Geoffroy says the ICBM was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 3:01 a.m. Monday and carried three unarmed re-entry vehicles to their targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The missile, configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration Test Assembly, was launched under the direction of the 576th Flight Test Squadron. (The Drudge Report)

    Missile launch set for Monday  Jun 27, 2009
    Upon blastoff, the military will track the intercontinental ballistic missile s three unarmed re-entry vehicles as they travel some 4,200 miles to predetermined targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. This launch is one of the last Minuteman tests that will occur while Vandenberg s 576th Flight Test Squadron reports to Air Force Space Command. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Work starts on new NPacific communications link  Jun 5, 2009
    The US army is leading the project, which will provide super-fast communications between the United States and its missile testing site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The governments of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are also taking part to improve communications to their isolated nations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    RazakSAT satellite launch postponed to mid-July  May 15, 2009
    RazakSAT was scheduled to be launched from Omelek island, part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific nation of Marshall Islands, at 6am Malaysian time on April 21. Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Fadillah Yusof said the launch vehicle had encountered some problems and the ministry had to ensure that it met certain specifications before it could be launched. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    SpaceX snags 2 more launches at Cape  Apr 17, 2009
    Consequently, SpaceX officials say the launches will take place from either Vandenberg Air Force Base in California or Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific. We regret the error. (Florida Today)




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