Security at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fatally shot a person Friday trying to illegally access the base just outside of Tucson, Arizona, officials said. Around 2:30 a.m., the suspect, a non-military civilian, failed to stop and identify themselves at the main gate, the Air Force said in a news release. The person was driving erratically, crashed into the deployed vehicle …
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How to get to the Moon … The report estimates that canceling the SLS rocket, its ground systems, Orion, and the Lunar Gateway would save NASA $5.25 billion a year. The authors posit several different architectures for a lunar lander that would be ready sooner and be compatible with existing rockets. This includes a novel plan to use Crew Dragon, …
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SpaceX is planning another rocket launch to take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday, July 30. The Falcon 9 rocket launch is currently scheduled for 11:39 a.m. A livestream of the launch is expected to begin about five minutes before liftoff. The rocket will be delivering 19 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. About eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Senate Democrats are using an arcane procedural tool to try to force the Department of Justice to release additional files from the Jeffrey Epstein case – the latest gambit to keep the issue front-and-center as lawmakers prepare for their month-long August recess. In a new letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts to five companies to develop satellite communications concepts for a new geostationary constellation, the service announced July 28. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing …
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The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. During a golf outing with his son Eric at his course in Scotland on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump was trailed by an armored Polaris Ranger X utility task vehicle (UTV) designed to provide ballistic protection. The vehicle, now dubbed Golf Force …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link New York — Wright’s Market has been a fixture of Opelika, Alabama, a town of around 30,000 near Auburn University, since the 1970s. The supermarket relies on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for roughly one-third of sales. SNAP is a “big piece of what we do,” said owner Jimmy Wright, who has worked at the …
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