Displaying items by tag: Air Force
Tuesday, 26 July 2011 18:12
Verizon helps defend Australia with $50 million
Australia's Department of Defense has gone with a distinctly American company to help manage its internet environment in a $50 million deal.
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Monday, 05 July 2010 23:36
Tracking of space junk gets big boost
On July 8, 2010, the first Space Based Space Surveillance satellite is set for launch for its mission to detect and track space objects, including space junk, in orbit about the Earth. The ability to track such objects will increase from thousands to millions.
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Space
Saturday, 29 May 2010 23:45
Global Positioning System gets boost from new satellite
The aging Global Positioning System (GPS) of the United States has gotten a new member in the form of the next-generation GPS 2F-1 satellite, which was launched into Earth orbit on Thursday, May 27, 2010, by the U.S. Air Force.
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Friday, 23 April 2010 22:34
The Space Shuttle has a "mini-me"
Launched earlier today, the US Air Force's unmanned space vehicle is a miniature version of the Space Shuttle. Planned to stay in orbit for up to nine months, does this herald a new stage in the militarisation of space?
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 23:59
U.S. laser beam destroys liquid-fueled missile
The U.S. Air Force confirmed on Friday, February 12, 2010, that an experimental high-energy, airborne laser system destroyed a liquid-fueled missile while in flight. The successful test was the first time a U.S.-developed laser system has destroyed a boosting-phase missile.
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Friday, 06 March 2009 21:29
NASA establishes 3 national hypersonic science centers
NASA and the U.S. Air force have designated three organizations in California, Texas, and Virginia to advance research in air-breathing propulsion materials and structures for aircraft that travel five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) or faster.
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Monday, 18 August 2008 19:06
Launch of moon-exploring LRO delayed by military spaceplane
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first mission for NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, will be delayed from December 2008 to February 2009 after its launch date is switched with an Air Force reusable unmanned experimental spaceplane.
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 21:03
Is Gary McKinnon an alien obsessed nerd or a NASA hacking mastermind?
British citizen Gary McKinnon is either a master hacker who perpetrated the biggest US military computer hack of all time or a bumbling nerd obsessed with aliens. Whatever, the Americans want to throw him in jail and throw away the key. The European Court of Human Rights says they cannot have him, at least until the end of the month...
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