SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches classified mission for US Space Force

By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 16 January 2023 The USSF-67 mission carried a military communications satellite and five smaller payloads to orbit. SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket now has five flights under its belt. A Falcon Heavy launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Sunday (Jan.

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Lawmakers chart ‘middle course’ on space-based missile warning funding

By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 13 January 2023 WASHINGTON — When U.S. Space Force leaders proposed a new missile warning and tracking architecture last year in the service’s budget request, they called it a bridging strategy — a way to maintain existing capabilities until new ones are fielded. “We

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United Kingdom gives SpaceX approval to build Starlink Gateway ‘Megasite,’ Government aims to provide Internet access to the countryside

By Evelyn Janeidy Arevalo, Published by Tesmanian, 7 January 2023 The United Kingdom gave SpaceX approval to build more Starlink Gateways as the government works to provide internet access to countryside communities. SpaceX already has three operational Starlink Gateways in the country, which are ground stations with antennas that connect

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Taiwan’s Own ‘Starlink’ Satellite Network Under Development; Aims To Build 700 Ground Stations Across The Country

By Ashish Dangwal, Published by The Eurasian Times, 4 January 2023 Taiwan appears to be speeding up preparations to create its own version of the Starlink satellite network, focusing on the significance of having an operational command and communication platform in a war-like situation. The Taiwanese government is now working

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