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How to Watch SpaceX Launch Space Force’s Spaceplane in Australia
For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy will attempt to deliver the Pentagon’s spaceplane to low Earth orbit. The mission marks the seventh for the mysterious spacecraft, aiming to expand the Space Force’s knowledge of the space environment and test new technologies. SpaceX aims to launch the Falcon Heavy and X-37B spaceplane payload on…
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Russian Space Junk Hit a Chinese Satellite in March, Evidence Suggests
The mysterious breakdown of the Yunhai 1-02 satellite in March has likely been solved. The discarded remnants of an old Russian rocket appear to have smashed into the Chinese satellite, in what is an ominous sign of things to come in our increasingly cluttered low Earth orbit.
