Tag: Sandia National Laboratories
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Anduril Names Partners for Golden Dome SBI Missile Defense Program
U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries has disclosed the partners supporting its work on the Golden Dome space-based interceptor (SBI) program, offering a rare look into a project that has largely remained out of public view. The company said it is collaborating with a group of organizations that includes Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space,…
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Anduril Names Partners for Golden Dome SBI Missile Defense Program
U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries has disclosed the partners supporting its work on the Golden Dome space-based interceptor (SBI) program, offering a rare look into a project that has largely remained out of public view. The company said it is collaborating with a group of organizations that includes Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space,…
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Live coverage: Maiden flight of Super Strypi launcher fails
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of the first Super Strypi rocket on the U.S. Air Force’s ORS-4 mission with 13 small satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Meet the the Super Strypi launch vehicle
The U.S. Air Force has released the first-ever photos of the Super Strypi launch vehicle, a souped-up version of a Cold War-era sounding rocket about to be shot into orbit on a unique demonstration flight with 13 small satellites. The military previously only showed photos of a ground mockup of the Super Strypi. Sporting aerodynamic…
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Debut flight of rail-guided space launcher slips to October
A mock-up of the Super Strypi. Credit: Sandia National Laboratories The first flight of a new rail-guided satellite launch system from a military missile range in Hawaii has been delayed until late October due to problems with the rocket’s first stage motor, according to a U.S. Air Force official. The rail-launched Super Strypi launcher is…