A study by the Congressional Research Service for the U.S. Congress found that Iran is unlikely to achieve the capability to launch an ICBM by 2015.
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Category: Space
SpaceX to launch military satellites
SpaceX has secured its first launch contracts for the U.S. military. The company will send the Deep Space Climate Observatory using a Falcon 9 rocket in 2014.
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North Korea turns to foreign help on missile technology
A missile expert of unclear nationality recently made a secret visit to North Korea recently and Seoul believes North Korea used foreign help to solve problems with its rockets.
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India to carry out exoatmospheric BMD intercept next month
India will test it’s newly developed Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) interceptor missile in an exoatmospheric intercept next month.
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North Korea’s preparations for long-range rocket testing completed
Satellite images have confirmed that North Korea is preparing to assemble a long-range rocket at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
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