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What One Russian Satellite Tells Us About the Future of Nuclear Warfare - The New York Times
2 weeks, 4 days ago

What One Russian Satellite Tells Us About the Future of Nuclear Warfare - The New York Times

New York Times  

Opinion The Warning U.S. military personnel at Space Command, in Colorado Springs, have kept a close eye on Cosmos 2553 ever since it reached orbit. $500 billion 400 Commercial products and services Satellite radio, TV, geolocation 300 200 Commercial space infrastructure Satellites, launch pads, vehicles 100 U.S. government space budget Foreign government spending 2005 ’10 ’15 ’20 ’23 The U.S. …

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How the US tracks ballistic missile launches
1 month ago

How the US tracks ballistic missile launches

Hindustan Times  

By Gerry Doyle How the US tracks ballistic missile launches SINGORE, - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday - a Cold War system that has been refined over decades into an unblinking global network. Six Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman …

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?
1 month ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?

Live Mint  

During his victory speech on election night, Donald Trump touched on most of the standard topics for such occasions. Mr Musk, for his part, has stated that his dream and SpaceX’s explicit corporate goal of colonising Mars will be possible only with doge’s help: “The Department of Government Efficiency is the only path to extending life beyond Earth." He specified, …

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Nimrat Kaur and Akshay Kumar to share screen space after 8 years in 'Sky Force' | Deets Inside
1 month, 1 week ago

Nimrat Kaur and Akshay Kumar to share screen space after 8 years in 'Sky Force' | Deets Inside

India TV News  

Bollywood actor Nimrat Kaur has been in the news for a long time now. It Nimrat Kaur joins Sky Force Through her many roles and defiance of convention, Nimrat Kaur has demonstrated her range throughout her career. Nimrat has now added to her filmography by starring alongside Akshay Kumar in the upcoming movie Sky Force, which is scheduled for release …

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Watch Space Force's top secret spaceplane perform 'groundbreaking' orbital maneuver
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch Space Force's top secret spaceplane perform 'groundbreaking' orbital maneuver

Daily Mail  

The Pentagon has kept a tight lid on details about the Space Force's secretive spaceplane that is perpetually flying 500 miles above Earth's surface. Space Force released a video showing the X-37B spacecraft's 'groundbreaking' maneuver The X-37B aircraft is the first of its kind to use the Earth's atmosphere to reach a new level of orbit using an aerobraking procedure …

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues California panel that shut down its rocket launches for ‘political bias’
2 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues California panel that shut down its rocket launches for ‘political bias’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s aeronautics company SpaceX is suing a California regulator over what it …

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SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection
2 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection

LA Times  

A pedestrian walks past SpaceX in Hawthorne on July 17. SpaceX is suing the California Coastal Commission, just days after the agency tasked with protecting the state’s coast and beaches rejected a plan for the company to launch up 50 rockets into space this year. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is suing the California Coastal Commission, just days after the agency tasked …

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California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts
2 months, 1 week ago

California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts

LA Times  

SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the California coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X and raising concerns about the billionaire’s labor record at his companies. The plan to increase the number of rocket blasts into space up to 50 a year was rejected by the California …

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U.S. military recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remain
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. military recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remain

LA Times  

After several very difficult years and a swath of new programs and enticements, the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close, the military services say. We exceeded that goal of 55,000 by a few hundred, and we put 11,000 young …

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U.S. military rejects calls to reduce sonic booms from SpaceX rockets blasting along California coast
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. military rejects calls to reduce sonic booms from SpaceX rockets blasting along California coast

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 7-16 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18 as seen from Chinatown in Los Angeles. Military officials are rejecting demands from a state agency to better monitor and mitigate the effects of rocket launches and sonic booms from Vandenberg Space Force Base, frustrating local officials and increasing tensions between the …

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Sonic booms are rattling the Southland coast, and more are coming: ‘My dog freaks out’
6 months, 1 week ago

Sonic booms are rattling the Southland coast, and more are coming: ‘My dog freaks out’

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of Starlink satellites streaks through the sky in March, as viewed from Huntington Beach. Space Force officials previously said that such incidents were rare, and that sonic booms from rocket launches and landings had little effect on the coast. “As launches have become safer and more reliable,” Shoemaker said, “the Federal Aviation …

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Watch the moment two astronauts enter the International Space Station following a late arrival aboard Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner capsule
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch the moment two astronauts enter the International Space Station following a late arrival aboard Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner capsule

Daily Mail  

Boeing's long-delayed Starliner capsule has finally docked with the International Space Station after a journey plagued by helium leaks and engine failures. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have safely arrived aboard the International Space Station Wilmore and Wiliams were greeted with cheers and hugs by the seven astronauts already aboard the space station Boeing's Starliner launches December 2019 …

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In Hawaii, Maui council opposes US Space Force plan to build new telescopes on Haleakala volcano
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Hawaii, Maui council opposes US Space Force plan to build new telescopes on Haleakala volcano

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Wednesday voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to build new telescopes on the summit of Haleakala volcano, the latest observatory project to meet objection in the islands. The U.S. Space Force and Air Force want to build a new facility on the top of Haleakala, Maui’s highest peak, …

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SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base by 2026. Could that harm the coast?
7 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base by 2026. Could that harm the coast?

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Starlink 7-16 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18 as seen from L.A.’s Chinatown. Founded by billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX has ramped up the number of rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in recent years, and it has made clear its desire to increase the frequency of blastoffs. Formed in …

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Ben Schwartz on Sonic the Hedgehog 3: ‘I haven’t seen a shred of darkness in Jim Carrey’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ben Schwartz on Sonic the Hedgehog 3: ‘I haven’t seen a shred of darkness in Jim Carrey’

The Independent  

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US Space Force is planning secret missions in space, to conduct military drills across Earth's Orbits
8 months, 1 week ago

US Space Force is planning secret missions in space, to conduct military drills across Earth's Orbits

Firstpost  

US Space Force awarded contracts worth $62 million to two startups as part of its Victus Haze mission. The mission is set to simulate real-life scenarios where the US space military branch would respond to threats in orbit and how they plan to counter them The US Space Force was set up in 2019 by the Trump Administration to counter …

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Space Force Is Planning a Military Exercise in Orbit
8 months, 1 week ago

Space Force Is Planning a Military Exercise in Orbit

Wired  

The US Space Force announced Thursday it is partnering with two companies, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly, for a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how the military might counter “on-orbit aggression.” On this mission, a spacecraft built and launched by Rocket Lab will chase down another satellite made by True Anomaly, a Colorado-based startup. “The vendors will exercise a realistic threat …

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SpaceX is launching more rockets from a military base. Can the Coastal Commission impose a limit?
8 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX is launching more rockets from a military base. Can the Coastal Commission impose a limit?

LA Times  

The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base as seen from Huntington Beach at dusk on March 18. “I don’t know if the rockets being launched are different now, the trajectory is different, but something is different than how it was in the past.” California SpaceX rocket launches over Southern California …

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SpaceX rocket launches over Southern California after four-day delay
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX rocket launches over Southern California after four-day delay

LA Times  

A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base carried 22 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit as seen from Whittier on Monday night. After weather scuttled plans to launch a SpaceX satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base last week, Southern California was treated to a light show Monday night. Monday’s mission, seen just after sunset in the skies …

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War in space is no longer science fiction
10 months ago

War in space is no longer science fiction

Hindustan Times  

Editor’s note: On February 14th the chair of America’s House intelligence committee asked Joe Biden to declassify information about “a serious national-security threat”, reportedly concerning a new Russian weapon in space. Admiral Christopher Grady, vice-chairman of America’s joint chiefs of staff, explains it bluntly: “Space has emerged as our most essential warfighting domain.” American generals scrutinise the cosmos from Space …

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America, China and Russia are locked in a new struggle over space
10 months, 3 weeks ago

America, China and Russia are locked in a new struggle over space

Live Mint  

THE FIRST shot of the next war between the world’s big powers, it is often said, will be fired in space. Admiral Christopher Grady, vice-chairman of America’s joint chiefs of staff, explains it bluntly: “Space has emerged as our most essential warfighting domain." “Guardians", as America’s new breed of space warriors call themselves, monitor about 15 daily missile launches, from …

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Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons
1 year ago

Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

Associated Press  

— Artificial intelligence employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces’ missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. China envisions using AI, including on satellites, to “make decisions on who is and isn’t an adversary,” U.S. Space Force chief technology and innovation officer Lisa Costa, told an online conference this month. Some …

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No AI for Space: US Space Force halts use of AI tools over data security concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

No AI for Space: US Space Force halts use of AI tools over data security concerns

Firstpost  

The US Space Force has temporarily suspended the use of AI services like ChatGPT for its work, citing security concerns. The Space Force believes that data aggregation practices by LLM and Generative AI is a major security risk as it can leak sensitive information The US Space Force has temporarily halted the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools, such …

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Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama. Tuberville, in a statement, said the top three choices for Space Command headquarters were all in Republican-leaning states — Alabama, Nebraska and Texas — and bypassing them “looks like blatant patronage politics.” …

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