Japan has decided that it will join the American-lead Artemis program to return humans to the moon.
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Dream Chaser to undergo final assembly
The first Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft to go into space has been delivered to Sierra Nevada Corporation for final assembly and testing.
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USAF to test-fire unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile will be test-fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 2.
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Falcon Heavy certified for NSSL mission
The U.S. Air Force has cleared the Falcon Heavy rocket to carry its military satellites into space but SpaceX still has to work on certifying it for the most stressing national security space orbits.
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X-37B just clocked new spaceflight-duration record
The current X-37B mission – OTV-5 – has broken a new spaceflight-duration record that was previously set at 717 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes during the previous mission.
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