The U.S. Air Force should look at the Dream Chaser as an alternative to the Boeing X-37B, Sierra Nevada Corporation says.
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Category: Space
USAF satellites started taking photos of other satellites in geosynchronous orbit
Commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten, revealed that the two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites in orbit have started taking photos of other satellites operating in geosynchronous orbit.
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Source: U.S. Air Force
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Russia: Tracking the X-37B is a piece of cake
A Russian general told radio RSN that his country’s space monitoring system has no problem tracking the location of the X-37B in real-time.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korean freight train carried materials to rocket launch site
The intelligence agencies of Japan, South Korea and the United States have confirmed that a North Korean freight train transported unknown materials to the Tongchang-ri launch site recently.
By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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France successfully test-fired M51 SLBM
France has successfully test-fired a version of the M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Sept. 30 from a test site in Biscarrosse.