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US Military Space Plane aims for 2017 lift off
Feb 17, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The US Defense Department is attempting to develop a new unmanned spacecraft that could enter low Earth orbit faster and with more frequency than ever before. T...
Defunct Soviet Reconnaissance Satellite May Hit Earth
Feb 14, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
A decommissioned Soviet military satellite will burn up in the atmosphere Sunday in an uncontrolled descent and surviving fragments may hit Earth, according to ...
Iran unveils two indigenous satellites
Feb 06, 2014 (XNA)
Iran unveiled two indigenously- developed multipurpose satellites, Iran Daily reported on Tuesday. The satellites, Tadbir (prudence) and Persian Gulf, were disp...
Airbus Defence and Space wins ground segment contract for French Spysat
Feb 03, 2014 (SPX)
Space Systems of Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by the French armament procurement agency DGA to build the user ground segment (UGS) of the MUSIS (M...
Iran unveils new home-made communication satellites
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
Iran on Monday unveiled two domestically-made communication satellites, one to bolster its wireless connections and the other capable of taking high-resolution ...
Putin Orders New Look At Strategic Military And Space Defense Systems
Jan 23, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
In the course of several weeks, actual proposals on how to establish a concern "Strategic systems for military and space defense," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry ...
Iran to launch 3 new satellites: report
Jan 13, 2014 (XNA)
Iran is preparing to send into orbit three new home-made satellites, Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari was quoted as saying by Iran da...
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Make Non-Traditional Sensor and User Data Available for Space Situational Awareness
Jan 10, 2014 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin will continue tracking and sharing data on orbiting space assets and debris through a $3.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle M...
Shelton discusses importance of space defense
Jan 09, 2014 (AFPS)
Space is fundamental to the economy, the military and the way of life in the United States and officials must continue to guard against challenges in the domain...
France-UAE satellite deal shaky after US spy tech discovered onboard
Jan 07, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The sale of two intelligence satellites to the UAE by France for nearly a billion dollars could go south after they were found to contain American technology de...
AF selects officers for space leadership roles
Dec 26, 2013 (AFNS)
More than three dozen officers have been selected for calendar year 2014 space operations director of operations, detachment commander and director of space for...
Raytheon completes integration of second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Dec 18, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite,...
EIAST Releases first images of DubaiSat-2
Dec 12, 2013 (SPX)
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has announced that the recently launched DubaiSat-2 earth observation satellite has success...
US launches powerful new spy satellite
Dec 09, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
At a time when all US surveillance agencies have come under fire for spying on everybody's private business, you might think it's time for a little rebranding. ...
Iran to put two satellites into orbit by yearend
Dec 09, 2013 (FNA)
An Iranian aerospace official says the country plans to launch two indigenously designed and manufactured satellites into orbit by the end of the current Irania...
Nothing is beyond our reach
Dec 09, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Billions of dollars annually are being used to fund operations conducted by the United States intelligence community, the likes of which allow the government to...
X-37B Marks One Year On Orbit
Dec 04, 2013 (SPX)
On December 11, 2013, the secretive X-37B robot spaceplane celebrates one year in orbit. This controversial spacecraft has been out of the limelight for a long ...
Russia to launch 5 military satellites by end of 2013, 6 in 2014
Dec 04, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Five spacecraft will join the Russian orbital space group by the end of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Six new spacecraft are to be brought i...
Russia to launch 11 military satellites by 2015
Nov 30, 2013 (UPI)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will launch 11 military satellites into space by 2015. Putin's comments came Friday during a meeting on the de...
Acting SecAF highlights challenges of Pacific rebalance, space operations
Nov 26, 2013 (SPX)
In his keynote address at the Air Force Association's 2013 Pacific Air and Space Symposium Nov. 22 here, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric K. Fanning deliv...
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