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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 ...
Defense One21h
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.
Astronomy21h
German Firm Eyes New Window for Europe’s First Commercial Orbital Launch
Isar Aerospace plans to send off its two-stage-to-orbit Spectrum rocket as the first commercial orbital launch vehicle from ...
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 ...
Gravitics wins support from Space Force to create an orbital carrier for space vehicles
The U.S. Space Force has chosen Gravitics to build and fly an orbital carrier that could send up maneuverable military space ...
Scientific American23h
Mini-Satellite Sends Encrypted Quantum Message a Record-Breaking Distance
Scientists in China have transmitted encrypted images a record 12,900 kilometers, paving the way for quantum messaging ...
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MiG-105 Spiral: The Little-Known Soviet Starfighter
The Spiral’s primary mission, had it made it beyond the test stage, would have been a combination of reconnaissance and ...
Interesting Engineering1d
Light vehicles can now fire HIMARS rockets
This year marks the first public demonstration of ROGUE-Fires, which can fire the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Family ...
European start-up scrubs attempt to launch orbital rocket on first test flight
A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch ...
Germany takes on Elon Musk's SpaceX: European aerospace start-up unveils 95ft Spectrum rocket that will be used to launch payloads into low-Earth orbit from cont…
Never before has a rocket blasted from Europe reached orbit - but a German start-up is now on a mission to finally change ...
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...
European startup scrubs attempt to launch orbital rocket on its first test flight
OSLO, Norway — A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway. Unfavourable winds on Monday afternoon meant ...