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Star Wars: US set to build space plane for extraterrestrial battle
Aug 10, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US aerospace giant Boeing has signed a contract with the US government to design a spaceplane, the XS-1, for the fast delivery of satellites into orbit, rep...
Global Five Eyes Spy System 'Bigger Than Ever'
Aug 05, 2015 (Sputnik)
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, the respected UK investigative reporter Duncan Campbell has said a western-led mass surveillance system developed in the...
Guarding Space: Russia Creates a New Branch of the Armed Forces
Aug 04, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia has created a new branch of its armed forces by merging the nation's air force, air defense, anti-missile and space forces into the Aerospace Forces; the...
Russian space surveillance system now four times more capable
Jul 30, 2015 (Sputnik)
A Russian-operated space surveillance system located in Tajikistan, Okno-M, has reached its full capacity, making it four times more powerful, the Russian Minis...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Wideband Global SATCOM Launch
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) played a major role in successfully launching and placing the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-7) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S...
Skynet 5A satellite starts move eastwards
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the planned 67,000 km move of the Skynet 5A satellite over the Asia Pacific region is on track. The move from 6 degr...
Airbus Defence and Space UK delivers Sentinel-5 Precursor for testing
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
The Sentinel-5 Precursor platform and the TROPOMI instrument have been integrated together to form the satellite which will be leaving the UK for testing. Airbu...
United Launch Alliance Launches WGS-7
Jul 23, 2015 (SPX)
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket has launched the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 8:07 p.m...
SBIRS GEO-3 Satellite Delivered
Jul 22, 2015 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced the delivery of the third Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite into st...
Making Space Technology Cutting Edge AND Affordable
Jul 22, 2015 (SPX)
The current budgetary climate has forced a change in how the DoD handles space acquisition. As highlighted in this recent National Defense magazine article, pro...
50 SW Completes DMSP Flight 13 Rupture Review
Jul 22, 2015 (SPX)
Officials from the 50th Space Wing have completed their operations review of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 13 that was permanently shut do...
Pentagon alarmed at Russian milsat maneuvering
Jul 21, 2015 (Sputnik)
The maneuverability of Russia's Cosmos-2504 military satellite launched on March 31 from the Plesetsk test site has alarmed the US Air Force, which thinks it ma...
Russian Tu-160 and PAKDA Strategic Bombers to Use Star Power
Jul 05, 2015 (Sputnik)
Jamming Russian long-range bombers' navigation satellite systems will not throw them off course. They will navigate using stars. Russian long-range aircraft suc...
Interbellum Period Similar to Today in Space
Jul 05, 2015 (SPX)
The interbellum, or interwar, period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II is one of the most significant periods in our world's hist...
America needs Russian rocket engines to fly to space
Jul 01, 2015 (Sputnik)
US space agencies need additional Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines until a domestically produced equivalent is ready for use, the head of US Space Command sai...
Russia to Develop System to Block Satellite Signals, Shut Down Missiles
Jul 01, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian engineers are working on a new signal suppression system that could block cruise missiles and communication of satellites, said Yuri Maevskiy, the Deput...
Pentagon plans Space-War Center to defend against adversaries
Jun 28, 2015 (Sputnik)
In its latest saber-rattling move, The Pentagon is ramping up efforts to build an space war headquarters, in order to protect US satellites from hypothetical at...
US Interagency Space Operation Center to be Launched in 6 Months
Jun 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
The United States will be creating an interagency Space Operation Center to combine Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC) resources to def...
Russia Puts Military Satellite Into Orbit
Jun 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
A Russian military satellite has reached its designated orbit and established stable contact with ground control services, a spokesman for Russia's Aerospace De...
Russia to Build New Generation Space Surveillance Systems
Jun 22, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian Defense Ministry will construct more than ten complexes of new-generation space surveillance systems, increasing the precision of space observation, the...
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