Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar Prototype Tracking Orbiting Objects “A prototype of a new radar system developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team is now tracking orbiting space objects, bringing the […]
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USAF Willing To Take Risks To Cut Launch Costs
Air Force sets up competition for rocket launches, Washington Post “It’s obvious that the current prices we’re paying are just too high,” Richard McKinney, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force […]
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Colonel Futurist – Space Quarterly Magazine Preview
The following interview excerpt with Colonel Coyote Smith, USAF, is a free preview from the March issue of Space Quarterly magazine. This interview is only available in the U.S. edition […]
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ORS-1 Launched From Wallops
Rocket Launch Completed From NASA Wallops “A U.S. Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket carrying the Department of Defense Operationally Responsive Space Office’s ORS-1 satellite was successfully launched at 11:09 p.m. […]
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The NPOESS "Headache" Just Got Worse
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of the NPOESS Preparatory Project “NASA Inspector General Paul Martin today released a report that found NASA has incurred approximately $304 million in additional costs for […]
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Photos and Video of X-37B Landing at VAFB
Photos of X-37B After Landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base “Air Force Space Command Photos: The X-37B sits on the Vandenberg Air Force base runway during post-landing operations Dec. 3. […]
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X-37B Returns to Earth
Home again: U.S. military space plane returns to Earth, Spaceflight Now “Flying back to Earth after nearly 225 days in space, the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane blazed through […]
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New NASA Policy = Higher USAF Launch Costs?
Air Force warns of increased launch costs, AIr Force Times “Gary Payton, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space programs, told members of Congress on Wednesday that the Obama […]
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America's Other Space Program Is Very Cool
Keith’s note: The USAF claims “its not science fiction”. So, of course I believe them. Wow, who knew! The USAF has mega comsat battlestars in orbit, their ops personnel wear […]