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The Republic of Korea Air Force has commissioned Korean Air (KAL) and a research team from Seoul National University to study the feasibility of developing an air-launched space rocket that can send small satellites into orbit.
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The Pentagon wants to build a large space tracking radar site in Britain, the BBC reports.
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The Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system (ICBM) is expected to make its first flight in 2023, GBSD program manager Col. Jason Bartolomei disclosed on Jun. 14.
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A decision has been made by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to retire the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS).
Col. Andrew R. “Drew” Morgan received his astronaut device from Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, during a May 5 ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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