Military Space - Spacecraft, Weapons and Tech

Military forces have a long association with spaceflight, with modern rockets evolving from missiles developed during World War II. Today's armed forces rely on space-based assets for reconnaissance, weather tracking, communication, navigation and more. The U.S. Air Force regularly launches GPS and missile-defense tracking satellites, and operates two classified X-37B robotic space planes. Learn more about military satellites, space weapon, the Space Force and more here.

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Pentagon Sees Quantum Computing as Key Weapon for War in Space

July 16, 2018 | Article

Michael Hayduk, chief of the computing and communications division at the Air Force Research Laboratory, said quantum technology will be "disruptive" in areas like data security and GPS-denied navigation.
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Shoots Down Space Force

July 07, 2018 | Article

A new military service requires congressional authorization but the WSJ board does not see that as a major impediment. "Members of both parties seem willing, albeit after a fight over whose district will host the space cadets."
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Engine for US Military's New Space Plane Fires Up in 10-Day Test

July 06, 2018 | Article

A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development by the U.S. military.
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Boeing's Hypersonic Vision: A Sleek Passenger Plane That Can Hit Mach 5

June 29, 2018 | Article

Boeing has dreams of a hypersonic passenger plane, and it looks like something straight out of science fiction.
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US Army Troops Could Be Headed to the Space Force

June 29, 2018 | Article

Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Brig. Gen. Tim Lawson: “Do we want to be part of the Space Force? That is yet to be determined"
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SpaceX Wins $130 Million Military Launch Contract for Falcon Heavy Rocket

June 24, 2018 | Article

Falcon Heavy's military contract win is for AFSPC-52, a classified mission projected to launch in late Fiscal Year 2020.
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Space Force: Pentagon Navigates Way Ahead and Awaits Direction From Congress

June 22, 2018 | Article

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will turn to his own policy advisers for options that he could present to the president.
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Where Does Trump's 'Space Force' Fit in the International Agreement on Peaceful Use of Space?

June 22, 2018 | Article

Overnight US President Donald Trump announced the establishment of a "Space Force" as a separate force of the US military.
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How Trump's Space Force Would Help Protect Earth from Future Asteroid Threats

June 20, 2018 | Article

If a military Space Force like the one proposed by President Donald Trump becomes a reality, odds are, it would play a role in defending Earth from an incoming asteroid.
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Donald Trump Wants a 'Space Force,' But America Already Has One

June 20, 2018 | Article

In a meeting of the National Space Council yesterday (June 18), President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to get cracking on building a sixth branch of the U.S. military called the Space Force. We have one. It's called the Air Force.
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