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Pentagon moves to design a mini ‘orbital outpost’ for government experiments 

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Is the US creating the first military space station? Pentagon moves to design a mini ‘orbital outpost’ for government experiments The Department of Defense announced last year it wants to build a space station The group has awarded the contract to aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp The firm will transform its Shooting Star cargo ship … Read more

First orbital spaceflight from UK soil is a step closer after spaceport gets planning approval

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The first orbital space flight from UK soil is a step closer after the first spaceport – Space Hub Sutherland – was given planning approval by the Highland Council.    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to build the £17.9 million satellite launch site on peatland on the Moine Peninsula near Tongue in the Scottish Highlands.  … Read more

US Military reveals mission details of X-37B space plane for the first time ahead of orbital flight

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The US Air Force and Space Force have kept a tight lid on their mysterious space plane, but a military official has shared the craft’s agenda with the public for the first time ahead of its orbital flight this month. The X-37B is set to take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, … Read more