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Suspected US hypersonic missile test launch from Cape Canaveral scrubbed
By Andrew Jones published
The U.S. Department of Defense scrubbed a test launch of an undisclosed missile out of Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier this month.
US Space Force grants 4 companies launch pads at Cape Canaveral
By Robert Lea published
Space Force wing Space Launch Delta 45 has allocated three launch pads at the historic Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to four private companies.
A Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites high above Earth
By Andrew Jones published
The Chinese satellite TJS-3, which launched in 2018, has been inspecting other nations' spacecraft high above Earth in geostationary orbit.
This photo of China's spy balloon taken from a U-2 reconnaissance plane is absolutely bonkers (video)
By Brett Tingley published
The Department of Defense released an image taken from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over the United States earlier this month.
Mystery object shot down over Yukon may have been harmless 'pico balloon'
By Leonard David published
The object blasted out of the sky over the Yukon on Feb. 11 may have been an amateur radio pico balloon — specifically, a 33-inch-wide one called K9YO-15.
3 mystery objects shot down by US likely weren't spy craft, Biden says
By Mike Wall published
The three mysterious objects shot down recently by U.S. fighter jets were likely research or recreation objects lofted by private companies or academic institutions, President Joe Biden said.
US shoots down UFOs over Lake Huron and Canada
By Tia Ghose last updated
The U.S. shot down a UFO over Lake Huron on Sunday, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. shot down an unidentified flying object over the Yukon, Canada at his request.
What is the U.S. Space Force and what does it do?
By Brett Tingley published
Reference The U.S. Space Force was created as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces in order to protect U.S. space assets as Earth orbit becomes increasingly contested.
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