SAN DIEGO, CA / / January 20, 2025 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has successfully executed several significant high-impact tests at NASA's Marshall Space ...
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While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.
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The French Aerospace Forces conducted full-scale tests of the upgraded 3.2-flywheel tactical air-launched cruise missile ...
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Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Monday clarified that the indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light ...