France announces the creation of its “Space Force”, a space commandment – News of July 16, 2019 – In a speech to the Armed Forces pronounced on July 13, french president Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a space commandment within the air force, charged to ensure the deployment of a new doctrine that takes…
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India successfully fired anti-satellite missiles – News of April 14, 2019 – At the end of March, India fired anti-satellite missiles. During this test, a modified version of an interceptor missile hit an old Indian satellite in low orbit, 300 kilometers above sea level. The missile only needed three minutes of flight to reach its…
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The Minister of French Armies evokes a veritable orbital war – News of September 11, 2018 – A few months ago, several generals of the French army had expressed their concern about inspector satellites, spacecrafts capable of performing orbital rendezvous maneuvers to inspect, listen to and perhaps even disrupt the operation of military satellites. These…
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The US space shuttle program was a serious threat to the USSR The US space shuttle program, stopped in 2011, has entered popular culture. Nowadays, the concept of space shuttle is partly taken over by space vehicles like the Boeing X-37B or the ESA Space Rider, but without crew. In the past, a space shuttle…
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Trump confirms the future creation of the US Space Force in a context of international espionage – News of June 19, 2018 – President Trump gave a speech during the third session of his National Council of Space. The US president reiterated his desire to create the US Space Force as the sixth branch of…
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XS-1 will guarantee space access to the US military – News of May 30, 2017 – It is sometimes difficult to navigate among all the space departments of the American government. There is of course NASA, which handles most of the space effort of Washington, but many parts of the US military also maintain an…
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News: – May 10, 2017 – The US Air Force and its huge budget is responsible for developing the potential military applications of space on behalf of the US government. We had the example this week with the return of the X-37B robotic space shuttle on Earth. The vehicle built by Boeing and operated by…
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