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The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has entered into an agreement with Rocket Lab for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to explore sending cargo across the globe via space.
Graphic: Rocket Lab
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Dwayne A. Day looks at the origins and evolution of the U.S. Defense Support Program Satellites, an early warning space constellation tasked with detecting missile launches.
NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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A reusable Chinese spacecraft was launched into orbit using a Long March 2F rocket on Aug. 4, two years after a similar mission.
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A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded 11 seconds after launch on Jul. 6 during a test from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has successfully sent three satellites from Singapore into space today. The main satellite is the 365 kg DS-EO satellite which has an electro-optical digital imaging payload capable of 0.5 m resolution imaging capability.
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