SpaceX launches Air Force's newest GPS satellite
SpaceX launched the military's newest, most accurate GPS satellite Tuesday after a two-month delay due to the pandemic.
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2020
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Building satellites amid COVID-19
During these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 lockdown, trying to work poses huge challenges for us all. For those that can, remote working is now pretty much the norm, but this is obviously not possible for everybody. ...
Space Exploration
May 5, 2020
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Space Force launches its first mission with virus precautions
The newly established U.S. Space Force launched its first national security satellite Thursday with a leaner staff because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2020
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Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash: How close did they come to disaster?
It appears we have missed another close call between two satellites—but how close did we really come to a catastrophic event in space?
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2020
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NASA soil data joins the Air Force
Getting stuck on a muddy road is a hassle for anyone, but for the U.S. Army it could be far more serious—a matter of life and death in some parts of the world. That's one of the reasons the U.S. Air Force HQ 557th Weather ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2019
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Last of its kind rocket puts GPS satellite in orbit
A rocket that's the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to orbit for the Air Force on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2019
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France's Macron announces creation of a new space force command
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced the creation of a new national military space force command that will eventually be part of his country's air force.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2019
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Canadian Radarsat satellites launched aboard SpaceX rocket
Three satellites for the Canadian Space Agency's Earth-monitoring Radarsat program were launched into orbit from California on Wednesday aboard a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2019
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Battle for space more stealth than Star Wars
At tens of thousands of kilometers above the Earth, a Russian satellite slowly approached the French-Italian satellite Athena-Fidus in October 2017, a move France later denounced as "an act of espionage."
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2019
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SpaceX launches final 10 satellites for Iridium
SpaceX on Friday blasted off a payload of global communications satellites for Iridium, marking the first launch of 2019 for the California-based company headed by Elon Musk.
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2019
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