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https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/03/27/the-last-delta-iv-rocket-to-be-launched-thursday-space/
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Blog
The last Delta IV rocket set to launch at 1:40 pm EDT March 28th from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. The Delta IV Heavy, on the NROL-70 mission, closes out a 63-yr program as a space launch booster. Delta IV was a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s.
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/nuclear-war-scenario-book-siop-weapons-annie-jacobsen/
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1882165/russia-ukraine-kerch-bridge-crimea-supply-route
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"Now there are only four to five per day. Four are passenger trains and one carries general goods." The bridge came under attack at least three times since the start of the invasion in February 2022, but Ukraine initially denied any involvement in any strikes on Crimea. The first strike was recorded eight months into the war, when a major explosion caused part of the Crimea-bound road segment to collapse.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240327/poor-management-oversight-high-costs-hold-back-us-military-space-programs---report-1117570594.html
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Sputnikglobe
"For more than 10 years, we have identified management and oversight problems that hinder DOD [Department of Defense]'s space system acquisition programs," the report said on Tuesday. "Collectively, these challenges and risks have resulted in billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of schedule delays." Defense Department space system acquisition programs have historically faced challenges relating to management, oversight, culture, and leadership, the GAO acknowledged.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240327/russian-forces-hit-assembly-and-storage-sites-of-ukrainian-drones-1117579679.html
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Sputnikglobe
"Using operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces, strikes were delivered on assembly and storage sites of unmanned aerial vehicles," the summary said. Additionally, enemy personnel and equipment were successfully targeted in 136 areas.
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https://www.dvm360.com/view/veterinary-scene-down-under-australian-animal-biotechnology-company-wins-2024-pet-care-inno-vation-prize-and-more-news
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Dvm360
Shining a light on the illegal wildlife trade Away from the 4 small animal veterinary practices he co-owns, Cameron Murray, BSc, BVMS, has a strong interest in wildlife conservation. Starting with his involvement with SAVE African Rhino Foundation he is now also a director of the charity...
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https://www.terradaily.com/reports/India_developing_multi_swarm_drone_technology_for_forest_fire_management_999.html
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Terradaily
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a pioneering approach to combat natural disasters such as forest fires by deploying multiple swarms of drones, leveraging their coordinated efforts for more effective disaster management. Forest fires, exacerbated by climate change, pose a growing global threat.
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https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-sciences-practice/x04f6bc56:foundation-4-physical-processes/e/vectors-and-scalers---passage-2
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Khanacademy
The Ancient Greeks were made famous for many reasons, including their martial engineering feats. Specifically, the legendary Archimedes designed a contraption that would throw large boulders, referred to as the Lithobolos. The Lithobolos technology was later used by military personnel to catapult...
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https://www.news24.com/news24/world/news/us-south-korea-set-up-task-force-to-block-north-korea-oil-shipments-20240327
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The US and South Korea set up a task force to stop North Korea from importing oil. The task force was launched this week. North Korea is limited to importing four million barrels of crude. The United States and South Korea this week launched a new task force aimed at preventing North Korea from procuring illicit oil, as deadlock at the United Nations Security Council casts doubts over the future of international sanctions.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240327/how-yugoslavia-shot-us-f-117-stealth-bomber-program-down-into-early-retirement-1117588928.html
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Sputnikglobe
On March 27, 1999, a Yugoslav air defense unit downed a US Air Force Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk attack aircraft using a Soviet-made S-125 Neva (NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) SAM, making history and marking the first-ever destruction of a stealth aircraft in combat. Introduced into service a little over four decades ago in late 1983, the last of the US Air Force's F-117 fleet was consigned to semi-retirement just 25 years later in 2008, allegedly because new and better stealth aircraft had become available, but really because the plane was rendered instantaneously obsolete after being destroyed by a Soviet SAM designed in the 1950s to take on second-generation jet fighters.
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https://spacenews.com/exlabs-plans-mission-to-rendezvous-with-asteroid-apophis/
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Spacenews
SAN FRANCISCO — Exploration Labs, a Southern California startup focused on space resources, is planning a 2028 mission to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis before it reaches Earth.
During the mission, ExLabs intends to deposit three cubesats in Apophos' orbit. The flight also is designed to...
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https://www.globalresearch.ca/geoengineering-weapon-mass-destruction-solving-climate-crisis-bad-business-worse-politics/5853186
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https://www.army-technology.com/news/iai-long-term-deal-with-czech-republic-to-safeguard-mmr-radar-systems/
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Army-technology
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has solidified a partnership with the Czech Ministry of Defence, sealing a 20-year contract to safeguard the longevity of the country's Mission Multirole Radar (MMR) systems.





In June 2023, Israel Aerospace Industries successfully tested MMR radars for...
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cloud-computing/2024/03/dod-cloud-exchange-2024-danielle-metz-on-moving-from-it-fiefdoms-to-a-coherent-enterprise/
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Federalnewsnetwork
Up until about a year and a half ago, the 16,000 employees who make up the Office of the Secretary of Defense were the biggest technology user base in the Defense Department that didn't much resemble an IT enterprise. Collectively, the organization is bigger than the Space Force and many large DoD agencies, but from an IT perspective, the nearly two dozen entities that comprise OSD were largely left to their own devices — figuratively and literally.
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/space-hour/2024/03/how-well-does-the-u-s-work-with-its-allies-when-it-comes-to-space/
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Federalnewsnetwork
We all share life on this big blue rock, and we all share the space around it as well. So in order to get the most out of it from a business and defense aspect, the U.is going to need allies. So how are the relationships between the U.and strategic partners when it comes to space-related goals? The RAND Corporation was recently tasked with looking into that very topic.
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/the-delta-iv-heavy-a-rocket-whose-time-has-come-and-gone-will-fly-once-more/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's final Delta IV Heavy rocket, seen here in December when ground crews rolled it to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.



This is the rocket that literally lights itself on fire before it heads to space. It's the world's largest...
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https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/03/205_371489.html
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Koreatimes
South Korea's military seeks to acquire around 60 small and micro-sized spy satellites by 2030, a source said Wednesday, amid efforts to bolster independent monitoring capabilities against North Korean threats. The military plans to launch around 10 to 20 small-sized reconnaissance satellites and some 40 microsatellites after acquiring five mid-sized spy satellites by 2025, according to the sources.
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https://www.nasa.gov/history/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-columbia-arrives-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center/
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On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following Presidential direction to build the space shuttle in 1972, Congress quickly approved and funded the program later that year. Construction of the first orbital vehicle, later...
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https://www.wesh.com/article/delta-iv-heavy-rocket-final-launch-florida/60323308
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https://floridamedianow.com/2024/03/25/the-end-of-an-era-the-last-delta-launches-this-week/
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A Delta IV Heavy Launches from CCSFS in June 2023. Photo: Mark Stone/FMN
After 64 years and 389 successful launches, United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Delta rocket family is set to retire with the launch of the last Delta IV Heavy later this week.
First introduced in 1960, the original Delta...
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https://washingtontechnology.com/contracts/2024/03/naval-research-lab-leans-industry-partnership-drive-innovation/395178/
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Washingtontechnology
The vast majority of research-and-development work takes place in private industry, so the Naval Research Lab relies on collaboration and partnerships with industry to fulfill the Navy's R&D needs.Some data shows that 97% of R&D spending takes place in the private sector with just 3% happening in...
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https://www.ibtimes.com/macron-lula-hail-defense-ties-submarine-launch-3728311
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Ibtimes
President Emmanuel Macron and counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday celebrated the launch of Brazil's third French-designed submarine, which will help secure the country's immense coastline, dubbed the "Blue Amazon."The two men highlighted the importance of their countries' defense...