North Korea has carried out its first ballistic missile test in 2022 by launching one into the East Sea shortly after 8 a.m. local time today.
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Category: Space
AP-12, Lockheed’s secret attempt to make the A-12 a satellite launcher
Another wonderful article from The Space Review, this piece talks about Lockheed’s proposal to use the A-12 as a satellite launcher.
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Successful Solar-to-RF conversion for SSPIDR
A successful ground demonstration of solar energy to radio frequency (RF) conversion for the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project has been successfully conducted.
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Stratolaunch gets contract to provide rapid-turnaround hypersonic flight testing to MDA
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a research contract to Stratolaunch for rapid-turnaround hypersonic flight testing.
Graphic: Stratolaunch
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Japan to launch 3-satellite constellation this decade for detection of HGV
Japan will proceed with a plan to launch three small satellites into space by this decade for the detection of hypersonic glide vehicle.
Naritama (NARITA Masahiro), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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