The United States has agreed to give Israel $235 million for the David’s Sling and Arrow 3 program.
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Category: Space
Men who built the KH-9 HEXAGON “Big Bird”
As the KH-9 spy satellite program was declassified this year, men who had worked on the program could finally share their stories.
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Soyuz-2 failed to put Russian military communications satellite into space
A Russian Meridian military communications satellite failed to reach space orbit on Dec. 23 when its rocket apparently failed.
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YouTube: Russia tests missile defense interceptor
Russia tested a missile defense interceptor from a firing range in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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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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