CNBC says Russia carried out a seventh test of its A-235 PL-19 Nudol anti-ballistic missile and anti-satellite weapon system on Dec. 23.
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Category: Space
Russian early warning satellite caught on video as it burns up over New Zealand
Kosmos 2430, a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite, deorbit on Jan. 5 over North island of New Zealand.
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Delta IV Heavy launch of NROL-71 postponed till next year
United Launch Alliance has scrubbed attempts to launch a top-secret reconnaissance payload for the U.S. military for this year.
Graphic: United Launch Alliance
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Russia successfully tested Avangard hypersonic glider
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the testing of a Avangard hypersonic glider on Dec. 26.
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Woman mathematician who help create GPS inducted into Pioneers Hall of Fame
Dr. Gladys West, whose work on programming accurate earth models help lead to the creation of the Global Positioning System (GPS), has been inducted into the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.
US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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