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US Space Force funds space-based aircraft carrier for satellite defense
The US Space Force has a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and fly a kind-of aircraft carrier in space. No, it's ...
SpaceX now has a north Alabama competitor for space spy mission launches
United Launch Alliance announced its Vulcan rocket has been certified by U.S. Space Force to fly National Security Space ...
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket at sea (video)
The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission, Starlink 11-7, carried a total of 27 satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force ...
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Space Force plans to put a multisatellite ‘carrier’ into orbit
Gravitics gets an up-to-$60 million contract to build a satellite that can spit out other satellites as needed.
Boeing-Lockheed's Vulcan cleared to launch US national security satellites
The U.S. Space Force said on Wednesday it has cleared Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Vulcan rocket to launch national security ...
Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit
The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...
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Are Starlink’s Satellites Depleting the Ozone?
Elon Musk's satellite internet company has been a game-changer for rural internet, but there could be dire consequences for ...