In 1996 Lockheed won competitions to build a replacement for the space shuttle, an infra-red satellite-warning system and a new rocket-launcher for the American air force.

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Color Red is no substitute for an Iron Dome defense system, but with as little as 15 seconds between an air defense warning and a rocket striking its target, Color Red offers a little bit of extra time for users to find shelter.

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Ace pitcher Roger Clemens starred for Boston for 13 seasons, before being allowed to leave in 1996 as Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette notoriously commented that "The Rocket" was "in the twilight of his career".

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