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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base
Read full article: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force BaseSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday.
US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
Read full article: US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret missionThe U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.
South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same
Read full article: South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the sameSouth Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 49 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Read full article: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 49 Starlink satellites from VandenbergSpaceX is targeting 11:15 a.m. Tuesday for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
US weather satellite, test payload launched into space
Read full article: US weather satellite, test payload launched into spaceA satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres have been launched into space from California.
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
Read full article: NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense conceptNASA has launched a spacecraft on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth.
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Earth-monitoring satellite launches from California
Read full article: Earth-monitoring satellite launches from CaliforniaThe latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change.