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Although Tyndall Air Force Base is rebuilding after Hurricane Michael, it seems unlikely that F-22s will ever again call the base home. Per the Defense Department: The Air Force announced the return of several key Tyndall Air Force Base missions, as the base begins its long-term recovery following Hurricane Michael. “We will rebuild Tyndall Air […]
U.S. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct fire containment drills at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The training was conducted in order to maintain proficiency extinguishing aircraft fires in support of the air station’s mission of launching and recovering aircraft. ARFF is a […]
Per NASA’s press release: After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. NASA has decided to retire the spacecraft within its […]
Virgin Orbit’s custom fitted 747 — dubbed “Cosmic Girl” — is now conducting test flights with the rocket “LauncherOne” strapped beneath its wing. LauncherOne will soon be used to launch small satellites into orbit after being fired from “Cosmic Girl’s” wing at 35,000 feet, eliminating the need for rocket launch pads or concerns about weather […]
Russian space agency Roscosmos recently released new footage captured outside the Soyuz rocket that failed to separate from its first stage and had to abort last month. In the footage, you can see just about abruptly things went wrong when a damaged sensor prevented the first stage from separating. Watchy the full video in the […]
The U.S. Army has begun testing airdrops of the LAV-25A2, sourced from the United States Marine Corps, to provide American paratroopers with their own armored assets in a fight against near-peer opponents like Russia. “My participation during this testing provided an example that a motivated paratrooper can quickly learn and become proficient as a LAV-25A2 […]
The crew of the International Space Station may find themselves undermanned currently, thanks to an aborted launch attempt last month, but that hasn’t interfered with their festive spirits. Here’s an image posted to Twitter by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst on Halloween day. Take a brief tour of the International Space Station in […]
President Trump’s recent announcement about the formation of a fourth military branch called the Space Force has been met with a mix of excitement or mocking derision, depending on who you listen to. It may turn out to be something mundane, such as a way to streamline procurement and research and development of communication and navigation […]
Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” the Japanese Exploration Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 rendezvoused with the orbital complex after launching from the Tanegashima Space Center. At the time this image was taken, on Oct. 11, 2018, the station was flying at an altitude of about 257 […]
Boeing has been selected to develop a drone refueler to be launched from U.S. Navy Ford and Nimitz class carriers. See footage of the MQ-25 Stingray in the video below:
National Security Advisor John Bolton met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, October 22nd. Below is a transcript of their conversation, as relayed by the Kremlin: President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Bolton, colleagues, We are pleased to see you in Moscow. At the beginning of our conversation I would like to recall our meeting with the President of the United States in Helsinki. In my view, it […]
Per Lockheed Martin’s press release: Lockheed Martin’s concept for a crewed lunar lander is a single stage, fully reusable system that incorporates many of Orion’s flight-proven technologies and systems. The lander would accommodate a crew of four and 2000 lbs. of payload on the surface for up to two weeks while returning to the Gateway […]
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