China’s new Df-41 solid-fueled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile is expected to enter service in 2018.
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China to launch reusable space plane in 2020
Xinhua says China will launch its home-grown reusable space plane in 2020. The Oct. 31 article cited a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
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U.S. Army starts testing of its Kestrel Eye optical microsatellite
The U.S. solider out in the battlefield will soon be able to download satellite images of the surrounding thanks to a micro-satellite being tested in space right now.
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Russia’s RS-28 ICBM to be tested by end of the year
An article by Kommersant on Oct. 23 suggests that Russia is preparing to test-fire the new RS-28 liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by end of the year.
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SpaceX to launch secret U.S. government payload
Regulatory filings by SpaceX revealed that the company is launching a secret U.S. government payload into space next month.
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