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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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Speaking at an event organized by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Japanese lawmaker Masahisa Sato, says Japan and U.S. should deploy intermediate-range missiles in Hokkaido.
The Biden administration has declared that the United States will no longer conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing.
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