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Russia wants Sovereign's Eye network to watch 'Any Process on Earth'
Jan 21, 2019 (Sputnik)
Russia's space agency is proposing the creation of a constellation of remote sensing satellites dubbed the Sovereign's Eye ('Gosudarevo Oko'), Roscosmos chief D...
Spy satellite launched after repeated delays
Jan 18, 2019 (UPI)
At 11:10 a.m. Pacific time, the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off, carrying a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit, Un...
France looks to beef up military space capabilities
Jan 16, 2019 (Sputnik)
The National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), the French government space agency, is waiting for French President Emmanuel Macron to make strategic decision on ...
US says satellite attempt shows Iran threat
Jan 15, 2019 (AFP)
Pompeo renewed his charge that the launch defied UN Security Council resolution 2231 of 2015, which endorsed an international agreement, from which the United S...
China takes lead in some military tech: Pentagon
Jan 15, 2019 (AFP)
An unclassified report by the Defense Intelligence Agency says Beijing has made enormous military strides in recent years, thanks partly to domestic laws forcin...
Renewed space rivalry between nations ignores a tradition of cooperation
Jan 14, 2019 (The Conversation)
This can be seen in Trump's calls for a unified U.S. Space Command. Or, in China's expansive view of sovereignty and increasingly active space program as seen i...
Soyuz spacecraft assembly to be fully monitored by video cameras
Jan 11, 2019 (Sputnik)
"There was a video recording system that monitored the main assembly sites. Now, it has been installed in three more assembly areas where operations were carrie...
Russian leadership to receive probe results on hole in Soyuz in coming weeks
Jan 11, 2019 (Sputnik)
In late August, the ISS crew experienced an air leakage which appeared to have been caused by a microfracture in the orbital module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraf...
U.S. moves to speed military space upgrades under pressure from China, Russia
Jan 09, 2019 (UPI)
Vice President Mike Pence last year announced the U.S. military would create a sixth branch, the Space Force, by 2020 as part of a renewed focus on space explor...
In space, the US sees a rival in China
Jan 06, 2019 (AFP)
China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country -- 39 last year, compared to 31 ...
Space Flag prepares Airmen for a real fight
Jan 06, 2019 (SPX)
Space Flag 19-1 took place over the course of two weeks, testing Airmen from the 50th Space Wing and the 460th SW. SF 19-1 also included Airmen from the 27th an...
New nano-satellite system yields high-res imagery at lower cost
Jan 04, 2019 (UPI)
"This is an invention that completely changes the costs of space exploration, astronomy, aerial photography, and more," Angika Bulbul, a BGU Ph.D. candidate, sa...
Turkey sets up first space agency in hopes of boosting indigenous defense industry
Dec 28, 2018 (XNA)
The Turkey Space Agency was founded to develop strategic plans with short- and long-term goals, which involve the creation of a competitive space and aviation i...
US Aims for Space Supremacy Pose Potential Threats to Russia, China - Ambassador
Dec 27, 2018 (Sputnik)
Washington's aspirations to dominate in military space may potentially pose risks to security of Russia and China, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov to...
Airbus-built French military Earth observation satellite launched
Dec 24, 2018 (ESA)
CSO will provide very high resolution geo information intelligence to the French Armed Forces to its partners Germany, Belgium and Sweden. The CSO satellites ar...
Mission Success Of Falcon 9 GPS 3 SVO1 Launch
Dec 24, 2018 (SPX)
"We have worked with SpaceX over the past six years to ensure the mission success of their first national security launch," said Steve Isakowitz, Aerospace pres...
Soyuz Carrier rocket with French Spy satellite blasts off from Kourou
Dec 21, 2018 (Sputnik)
The blastoff was initially scheduled for December 18, but was delayed due to weather conditions. "The launch was planned for December 18, 19:37 Moscow time [16:...
China warns US against 'weaponising' space
Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)
"China has consistently proposed the peaceful usage of space, and opposes the weaponisation of space and a space arms race," said Chinese foreign ministry spoke...
Trump orders US military to create 'Space Command'
Dec 18, 2018 (AFP)
The command will be separate from Trump's goal to build an entirely new branch of the military called "Space Force," which has not received approval from Congre...
Canadian military to launch 3-satellite system to track vessels
Dec 17, 2018 (Sputnik)
"This mission will carry a multi-mode synthetic aperture radar and an automatic identification system to enable enhanced ship tracking and provide greater aware...
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