Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, speaks with retired Space Force Gen. Nina Armagno on July 22, 2025, at the Space ...

China's space program took a major stride this past week as two of its satellites seemingly docked together in what could have been the country's first high-altitude attempt at refueling a satellite ...

Geosynchronous Synthetic Aperture Radar (GEO SAR) systems represent a promising frontier in Earth observation technology, offering continuous monitoring of specified regions with exceptionally short ...

For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing the sky on clear nights. These objects are background details from science fiction to reality, like GPS, satellite radio, and WiFi.

A space situational awareness company spied satellite close approaches in geosynchronous orbit. China brought two spacecraft together high above Earth as part of a refueling demonstration mission, ...

In a breakthrough that could redefine the strategic race for the Moon, China has successfully executed a satellite-to-satellite refueling operation in geosynchronous orbit, according to reporting from ...

HELSINKI — China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 12:47 ...

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Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China’s Shijian-21 ...

After more than a decade of development and testing, US military officials are finally ready to entrust United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to haul a batch of national security satellites into ...