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SpaceNational Space Council Nears First Meeting, Pence Says
The newly revived National Space Council plans to hold its first meeting “in just a few short weeks” in Washington, D.C., Vice President Mike Pence said late Sept. 25. Pence, […]
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InternationalAustralia To Create Space Agency
Australia’s government has decided to form a national space agency to coordinate and lead the country’s space activities, which are scattered across many agencies. Michaelia Cash, Australia’s acting minister for […]
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Pence To Visit NASA’s Marshall Center
Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump’s point man for space, was scheduled to visit NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., late Sept. 25 to receive an update […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Aims To Make Routine Satellite Operations More Efficient
The U.S. Air Force is looking for ways to make its routine satellite operations more efficient so that operators have more time to think creatively in contested space environments, according […]
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Senate Rejects House Plan To Form Space Corps
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to its fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that would block a controversial House proposal to create a space corps. The Senate language, […]
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Orbital ATK, SSL Tout Progress In Robotic Space Efforts
Orbital ATK [OA] announced Sept. 11 that it has begun assembling its first robotic satellite-servicing spacecraft, which it plans to launch in 2018. Orbital ATK conducted a critical design review of […]
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Stratolaunch Begins Engine Tests On Satellite-Launching Airplane
Stratolaunch Systems, which is developing an extra-large airplane to launch small satellites into space, has begun engine testing on the aircraft, the company announced Sept. 19. During the initial tests, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Aims To Make Routine Satellite Operations More Efficient
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force is looking for ways to make its routine satellite operations more efficient so that operators have more time to think creatively in […]
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SpaceStratolaunch Begins Engine Tests On Satellite-Launching Airplane
Stratolaunch Systems, which is developing an extra-large airplane to launch small satellites into space, has begun engine testing on the aircraft, the company announced Sept. 19. During the initial tests, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Plans ‘Deep Dive’ On B-2 Bomber To Aid Future B-21
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The U.S. Air Force intends to conduct a “deep dive” on the B-2 Spirit to determine how that bomber program’s strengths and weaknesses could guide the […]