Regulatory filings by SpaceX revealed that the company is launching a secret U.S. government payload into space next month.
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Head of USAF’s Space Command keen on using recycled Falcon 9 booster
Gen. John Raymond, head of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Command, told Bloomberg on Oct. 16 that he is “completely committed” to using recycled rocket boosters to launch government payloads.
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Out of control Chinese space station crashing back to Earth
The Chinese authorities has informed the United Nations that its Tiangong-1 space station will soon de-orbit and crash back to Earth.
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RAND warns against proliferation of hypersonic missile
RAND Corporation has issued a report urging the leaders of China, Russia and U.S. to act jointly to prevent the proliferation of hypersonic missiles beyond their borders.
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Iran test-fires Khorramshahr MIRV-capable IRBM hours after unveiling
Iran test-fired its Khorramshahr intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Sept. 23 after unveiling it to the public a day earlier.
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