A U.S. defense official said North Korea has launched two Nodong road mobile medium range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
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Head of U.S. Air Force Space Command says threat to military satellites reached tipping point
The U.S. Congress was told by Gen. John Hyten, commander of the Air Force Space Command, that the threat to U.S. military and intelligence satellites have reached a tipping point.
“ASAT Weapon Conception” by unknown, DoD photo – http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=4d775e63c0d24847a41a115b52e7cf7ed4e11fb7. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Video on RAF Fylingdales
The British Ministry of Defence has release this video about RAF Fylingdales, one of the three radar sites in the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS), the other two sites being in Alaska and Greenland.
45th Space Wing, 920th Rescue Wing hold astronaut recovery demo
In less than two years time, the United States will be sending astronauts into space from Cape Canaveral and the 45th Space Wing and 920th Rescue Wing have started their preparations to deal with any emergency aborts.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Thacker
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Airbus Defence and Space will operate German military satellite system for the next 7 years
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a €145 million contract by the procurement agency of German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) for the long term operation of the SATCOMBw secure satellite communications system. The contract is for the next seven-and-a-half years.
Photo: © Airbus Defence and Space