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Mars Orbiter, Having Found Signs Water Once Was Plentiful On Red Planet, Wraps Up Mission, Begins New Phase

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Monday, December 15th, 2008

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A satellite orbiting Mars completed its primary two-year mission and, after a pause, will be ready for another, NASA announced. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found signs of a complex Martian history of climate change that produced a diversity of past watery environments. That satellite returned 73 terabits of science data, more than all earlier Mars missions combined. It will build on this record as it continues to examine Mars in unprecedented detail during its next two-year phase of science operations.…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]