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U.S. Complacency in Space?
Jan 22, 2013 (SPX)
Right before we left for our holiday break, we read a powerful article in Air Force magazine titled "Breaking the Space Status Quo." The magazine article focuse...
USAF and Lockheed Martin Deliver Next Infrared Surveillance Satellite
Jan 16, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have delivered the second Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft to Cape Canav...
China Voice: Cold War mentality fuels US satellite export prejudice
Jan 14, 2013 (XNA)
Despite counting itself among China's "partners," the United States has failed to follow through on its promises. Last week, the U.S. decided to maintain its co...
No stars in 'Star Wars' jump into hyperspace
Jan 14, 2013 (AFP)
Remember that dazzling moment in the "Star Wars" movies when the Millennium Falcon goes into hyperspace and a kaleidoscope of stars streaks past the ship? Sadly...
White House uses humor to kill 'Death Star' petition
Jan 12, 2013 (AFP)
With the US national debt standing at more than $16 trillion, the White House says it absolutely cannot spend $850 quadrillion on a "Star Wars"-inspired "Death ...
U.S. 'seeks to sell Algeria spy satellite'
Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. intelligence, alarmed at the emergence of a jihadist sanctuary in northern Mali, is considering providing Algeria, the military heavyweight in North Africa...
China launches rival GPS satellite system
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global posit...
Iran to Launch 2 New Home-Made Satellites Soon
Dec 26, 2012 (FNA)
Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) announced on Saturday that the country is preparing to put two new home-made satellites, called AUT SAT and Sharif SAT, i...
Iran to unveil home-made satellite in Feb.: report
Dec 24, 2012 (XNA)
Iran Space Agency (ISA) has announced that it will unveil a new home-made satellite in February, Tehran Times daily reported on Sunday. Director of ISA, Hamid F...
Iran set to unveil new domestic satellite
Dec 24, 2012 (UPI)
Iran's space agency says it will unveil a domestically manufactured satellite named the Nahid in February on Iran's National Space Technology Day. "The project ...
Boeing to Continue Technical Support of USAF Space Observation Sites
Dec 21, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing will continue to provide engineering and scientific support for U.S. space situational awareness under an Innovative Research and Optical Site Support (I...
DPRK Has Right To Launch Its Satellite
Dec 21, 2012 (XNA)
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully launched its satellite into orbit - a great technical advance for the DPRK people. Understanda...
Raytheon wins DARPA contract to design new military imaging satellites
Dec 14, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon was awarded a $1.5 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for phase one of the agency's Space Enabled Effects for Military ...
Rocket launch a timely lift for N. Korea leader
Dec 13, 2012 (AFP)
North Korea's rocket launch is a timely boost for its young leader, securing his year-old grip on power and laying to rest the humiliation of a much-hyped but f...
N. Korea's satellite 'orbiting normally': South
Dec 13, 2012 (AFP)
The satellite launched by North Korea's long-range rocket is in operational orbit, South Korea's defence ministry said Thursday, confirming the apparent success...
N. Korea put object into orbit: NORAD
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
North American Aerospace Defense Command officials said North Korea appeared to have successfully launched an object in orbit on a missile, marking a technologi...
Global anger as N. Korea fires long-range rocket
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
North Korea launched a long-range rocket Wednesday days before its young ruler marks 12 months in power, intensifying the threat posed by the nuclear-armed stat...
N. Korea defends right to continue space programme
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
North Korea vowed Wednesday to continue its space programme despite international outrage after it launched a long-range rocket, saying it was not a matter of d...
USAF Hopes Bulk Rocket Purchase Will Save Billions
Dec 10, 2012 (AFNS)
Purchasing core elements used to launch 28 rockets into space for National Security Space missions is the focus of negotiations between the Air Force and United...
Air Force Space Command's roots traced back to the 1940s
Dec 10, 2012 (SPX)
The reasons for Air Force Space Command's activation lay in events and decisions that date back nearly four decades, but the command's missions can be traced ba...
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