After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile.
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Yesterday evening, Astrocast – a young start-up spun out of EPFL – launched its first demonstration satellite intended to test its Internet-of-Things system. It was put into orbit by a SpaceX rocket that took off from ...
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Dec 4, 2018
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The U.S. Air Force says it is awarding Lockheed Martin a $7.2 billion contract to build 22 next-generation Global Positioning System satellites.
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Sep 15, 2018
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Ten more satellites for Iridium Communications have been successfully launched into orbit.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2018
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In the darkness of 2 a.m. on Aug. 26, the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, lit up with the bright plume of a Minotaur rocket lifting off from its launch pad. Aboard the rocket, a satellite developed by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory ...
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Nov 30, 2017
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SpaceX is poised to launch on Thursday a secretive payload known as Zuma for the US government, though the nature of the mission and the agency behind it remain a mystery.
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Nov 16, 2017
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SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States.
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Apr 29, 2017
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An upcoming launch of a government spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office will mark the first time the U.S. Department of Defense has used SpaceX for a mission.
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Apr 22, 2017
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Awesome Atlas delivers next gen high speed Echostar 19 internet sat to orbit for America
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2016
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A wildfire burning at a central California Air Force base on Sunday forced the postponement of a satellite launch, officials said.
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Sep 18, 2016
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