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US' in-orbit mobile carrier to rapidly deploy space vehicles, tackle satellite threats
US Space Force aims to deploy maneuverable spacecraft, not as isolated units but housed within a central "mothership" capable ...
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Slingshotting around the sun would make a spacecraft the fastest ever
In this orbital mechanics trick, a spacecraft uses the sun's gravity well to slingshot itself at high speeds in the direction it aims. It's similar to the sundiver technology discussed in other ...