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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Category: Space
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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Russian TELs can cover own tracks
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) units can now conceal their tracks while on the move for better camouflage.
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Second X-37B coming home
Vandenberg Air Force Base has released a statement stating that the second X-37B is expected to return to Earth sometime between early- to mid-June.
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