Classified US satellite launched into space
The Air Force has launched a top-secret satellite.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2014
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New GPS satellite launched into space
A Delta 4 rocket has lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2014
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For North Dakota, drones a possible growth market
U.S. and North Dakota officials have big hopes for the growth of what are known as unmanned aircraft systems. And the remote northwestern state has positioned itself well to take advantage of its unique attributes: A first-of-its-kind ...
Engineering
Apr 27, 2014
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Air Force launches spy satellite from Florida
The Air Force has launched a new spy satellite.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2014
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Call of cyber duty: Military academies take on NSA
If Douglas MacArthur or Ulysses S. Grant went to the U.S. Military Academy today, they might be testing their defensive skills hunched in front of a computer screen.
Security
Apr 10, 2014
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The USAF's super-secret X-37B approaches a milestone
A secretive mission will pass a quiet milestone at the end of this month when the U.S. Air Force's unmanned spaceplane the X-37B surpasses 500 days in space.
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2014
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NRL to launch SSULI on April 3rd: Will measure ionosphere electron density
On April 3rd, 2014, a satellite carrying a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) space weather instrument will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Called the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI), "SSULI makes ...
Space Exploration
Mar 31, 2014
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NASA aces delicate operation with aircraft tail
Descending inch by inch, the crane operator cautiously lowered the fragile cargo toward the hard floor below. Dozens of eyes, human and electronic, watched along to ensure a clear path. One slip, one inadvertent touch against ...
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2014
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Boosters for Orion spacecraft's first flight test arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida
A barge arrives at the U.S. Army Outpost wharf at Port Canaveral in Florida, carrying two of the three United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy boosters for NASA's upcoming Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) with the Orion spacecraft. ...
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2014
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UC researchers at ground control in launching the fastest plane of the future
It's a sci-fi concept that's at the center of a 25-year exploratory project: building a hypersonic aircraft that takes off from the runway and doesn't need a rest, inspection or repair after it lands – unlike the space ...
Engineering
Feb 3, 2014
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