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~~ ~ Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin, first man to orbit the earth, is shown in his space suit. (AP Photo/File) This April provided an opportunity to ponder two major anniversaries of events in the history of the Soviet Union, which collapsed 30 years ago. One was its zenith, and the other its absolute low point. The zenith occurred on April 12, 1961 when 27-year-old USSR air force pilot Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. He traveled aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. The low point...

12th May 2021 - 09:00 GMT | by Dr Joetey Attariwala in Canada RSS USSF trainees assigned to the 320th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (Photo: USAF) As it expands, the US Space Force needs to address specific training requirements. The US Space Force (USSF) is seeking to develop a space range to test, train on and evaluate orbital assets. Speaking to  Shephard, Col Peter Flores, commander of Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta ...

simulating reentry velocities and conditions with a three-stage solid-fuel Lockheed X-17. A total of 26 X-17 flights were conducted until March 1957. 1958 Aug 27 -Launch Site USS Norton Sound Launch Complex Argus 1 The Argus series were the only clandestine nuclear ever conducted by the United States.The rocket-launched nuclear warheads were set off at very high altitudes over the South Atlantic,1800 km south-west of Capetown,South Africa. The purpose was to determine the effects of nuclear tes...

Two of the top Democrats on the Senates Intelligence Committee want President Joe Biden to review a Trump administration decision to uproot U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs over feared negative impacts to the nations spy agencies. Intelligence chairman U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat and Colorados Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a member of the spy panel, sent the letter to Biden Tuesday morning saying theyre worried moving the command to Huntsville, Ala., "did not take ...

By SARAH CAMMARATA | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee are urging President Joe Biden to review a decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, amid a new line of concern that intelligence missions could take a hit. “We are concerned this decision did not take into account how such a move may affect intelligence community dependencies and missions,” committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Michael...

Review of Space Command basing decision sought by Senate Intel members 3 days ago More than 100 U.S. Space Command personnel and 900 total participants took part in Global Lightning 2021 March 8-12, which integrated space capabilities into a multi-domain exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (Lewis Carlyle/U.S. Space Command) Two Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence are sending another message to the White House in the fight to keep U.S. Space Command in Colora...

Senate Intelligence Committee chair urges Biden to review decision to move Space Command COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, sent President Joe Biden a letter today requesting the administration review the methods used in the decision to move Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado officials have previously expressed concerns that the decision to move Space Commands headq...

Today Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low near 45F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low near 45F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 14, 2021 @ 6:51 pm

The two say they’re worried that the Trump administration “did not take into account how such a move may affect Intelligence Community dependencies and missions,” which work in tandem with Pentagon efforts to protect U.S. satellites and other interests from threats.  ADVERTISEMENT The Air Force decided in mid-January to move the permanent headquarters of Space Command from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs to the Armys Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.  The move came ...

Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. It’s no secret that Colorado’s politicians want the Biden administration to reverse the former administration’s decision to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado Springs. Now U...