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IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The **X-37B spaceplane** completed its longest mission, spending 908 days in orbit. 🔬 The mission included a groundbreaking experiment on **space-based solar power transmission**. 📚 The Air Force Academy’s **Falcon-SAT-8** was deployed to provide training for future Space Force guardians. 🌍 NASA conducted experiments on **long-duration space exposure** to inform future crop production in space. The …

“Quantum inertial sensors are not only scientifically intriguing, but they also have direct defense applications,” said Lt. Col. Nicholas Estep, an Air Force engineer who manages the DIU’s emerging technology portfolio. “If we can field devices that provide a leap in sensitivity and precision for observing platform motion over what is available today, then there’s an opportunity for strategic gains …

US Military’s Mysterious Spaceplane May Have Limited Horizon  Bloomberg.com Live coverage: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center  Spaceflight Now US Space Force prepares X-37B Mission 8 for launch  spaceforce.mil Watch SpaceX launch US Space Force’s classified X-37B space plane today  Space SpaceX readies for 8th flight of U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle  Spectrum News 13 …

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring illegal crossings into the U.S. at its southern border. The strategy is playing out in Arizona’s border community of Nogales, where an Army scout used an optical scope this week to find a man atop the border wall and sounded the alarm. As …