Russia tested a missile defense interceptor from a firing range in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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Category: Space
U.S. suspects Thales of selling satellites to China illegally
Political appointees from the Obama administration are stopping the U.S. State Department from slapping sanctions on Thales for selling satellites to China illegally.
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Russian general threatens to target European anti-missile shield with nukes
Lieutenant General Sergey Karakaev, commander of the Russian missile troops, told journalists on Friday that Russia may target the anti-missile shield in Europe with its nuclear missiles.
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DARPA wants to build space-base telescope to spot missiles
DARPA hopes that in future, it will be able to take video of missile launchers from space by using a new type of satellite with large aperture telescope.
Commercial satellite captures Varyag at sea
Varyag was caught on camera by a U.S. commercial imaging satellite owned by DigitalGlobe on Dec. 8.