In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil

In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil
In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil

LauncherOne also will carry two experimental Cubesats to test concepts related to the UK MoD’s $1.2B effort to develop its own ISR capabilities.

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DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space

DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space
DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space

WASHINGTON: Imagine self-healing satellites built in space. One sensor breaks down and another sensor elsewhere on the satellite takes up the slack. And the satellites are launched in modular pieces, on a series of different rockets, then are assembled by a robot arm in orbit. Parts can be replaced. The satellite can be refueled to…

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