The second X-37B has arrived back on Earth at 5:48 a.m. Pacific time on Jun. 16 after spending 469 days in space.
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China refutes Japanese media reports that it exported TELs to North Korea
China has denied allegations in a news report by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper that it shipped TELs to North Korea using a Cambodian-registered cargo ship.
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Identities of two PLAAF female pilots shortlisted for upcoming Shenzhou flight revealed
One of two PLAAF woman pilots will enter history books this month as the first woman astronaut from China when Shenzhou 9 lifts off. The two pilots identities are now revealed.
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NRO gifts two optical spy satellites to NASA
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has decided to give two spare optical spy satellites to NASA for research.
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Pentagon says no thanks to missile shield on East Coast
The Pentagon does not have the money or desire to build a missile defense site on the East Coast of continental United States, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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