A U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite will finally launched into space on Apr. 3 after being completed in 1998.
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Category: Space
X-37B breaks orbital endurance record
The Boeing X-37B has surpassed its previous space endurance record on Mar. 26 and has been in orbit for more than 470 days.
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Boeing gets ALASA contract
Boeing has secured a $30.7 million contract from DARPA to start work on the Agency’s Airborne Launch Assist Space Access program.
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U.S. Army to test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon again this August
The U.S. Army will again test its Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) this August and the service is working with the Navy on “possible utilization of this capability.”
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Analysis of China’s ASAT test on May 13, 2013
Former USAF space analyst Brian Weeden has a comprehensive article on China’s alleged anti-satellite (ASAT) test on May 13, 2013.
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