News tagged with ballistic missile
The 'Missile Woman' behind Indian test launch
Hailed as a trail blazer in male-dominated India, Tessy Thomas juggles domestic duties with her day job -- as the country's top ballistic missile expert.
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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North Korea plans to launch long-range rocket
(AP) -- North Korea announced plans Friday to blast a satellite into space on the back of a long-range rocket, a provocative move that could jeopardize a weeks-old agreement with the U.S. exchanging food ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Europe stakes billion-dollar bet on new rocket
A pencil-slim rocket is scheduled to lift into space from South America on Monday, carrying a billion-dollar bet that Europe can grab a juicy slice of the market to place satellites in low orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2012 |
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Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb
The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Iran postpones monkey's ride into space
Iran's plans to send a live monkey into space have been postponed indefinitely, the country's top space official said, quoted on Monday by the state television website.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Lockheed Martin's multi-mission signal processor completes tracking test
The Lockheed Martin Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft in a stressing electronic attack environment during a test of the Multi-Mission Signal ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Iran to put a monkey into space: report
Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country's top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 satellite, state television reported on its website on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2011 |
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China sets up military cyber-warfare team: report
China's military has set up an elite Internet security task force tasked with fending off cyberattacks, state media reported Friday, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army".
May 27, 2011 |
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US, Australia sign space surveillance deal
Australia and the United States on Monday signed an agreement to cooperate in surveillance of space, possibly expanding the reach of a US military network tracking satellites and space junk.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2010 |
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US nuclear safety claim is a 'dangerous fantasy': study
In April 2010, the US government adopted a new nuclear strategy that depends on the conclusion that the current missile defense systems will reliably protect the continental United States in the extreme circumstances of nuclear-armed ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile
(AP) -- India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry statement said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 07, 2010 |
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US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit
(AP) -- Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2009 |
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SKorea rocket takes off, satellite launch fails
(AP) -- South Korea's first rocket launch Tuesday failed to push a satellite into its orbit but the flawed mission may still anger rival North Korea, coming just months the communist nation's own launch drew ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2009 |
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