<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Space</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/space/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>X-37B Likely Spying on China’s Space Station</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/06/x-37b-likely-spying-on-chinas-space-station/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/06/x-37b-likely-spying-on-chinas-space-station/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:57:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15958</guid> <description><![CDATA[We may finally have a clue what the U.S. Air Force’s secret space plane, the X-37B, is up to on its record breaking mission in the heavens. Amatuer satellite trackers have noticed that the robo-shuttle’s orbital path is nearly identical to China’s brand new space station, Tiangong-1, which was launched in September. Remember, the X-37B [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/06/x-37b-likely-spying-on-chinas-space-station/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>58</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China Launches its Own GPS Satellites</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/china-launches-its-own-gps-satellites/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/china-launches-its-own-gps-satellites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:48:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15838</guid> <description><![CDATA[In case you haven’t noticed, China just put its very own GPS network into service. Dubbed the Beidou system, it recently went active, providing positioning, navigation and timing services to Asian users. Its not nearly as advanced or robust as the United States’ GPS II system, yet. China is investing heavily in space tech and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/china-launches-its-own-gps-satellites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>53</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Who Wants to be an Astronaut?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/who-wants-to-be-an-astronaut/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/who-wants-to-be-an-astronaut/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15764</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yup, NASA’s hiring astronauts. Just make sure you’ve got 1,000 hours in jet aircraft and can fit inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Check out this hilarious and cool job posting a friend just sent me.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/who-wants-to-be-an-astronaut/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>27</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Moonfail: Video of Astronauts Falling on the Moon</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/09/moonfail-video-of-astronauts-falling-on-the-moon/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/09/moonfail-video-of-astronauts-falling-on-the-moon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:56:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Old Skool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Lounge]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15331</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let’s celebrate the end of this hump day with a fun video of astronauts falling down on the moon. What? It’s defense-related — the Apollo astronauts were ex-fighter pilots. Enjoy! Click through the jump for the video:]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/09/moonfail-video-of-astronauts-falling-on-the-moon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China May Have Hacked U.S. Satellites</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/28/china-may-have-hacked-u-s-satellites/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/28/china-may-have-hacked-u-s-satellites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:31:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cyber Security Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Star Wars]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15173</guid> <description><![CDATA[In case you haven’t see it, numerous news reports emerged this week claiming China may have messed with two U.S. government satellites  by hacking their control station in Norway. Apparently, hackers gained access to the Landsat-7 (shown above) and Terra AM-1 satellites — both used to monitor climate change and map the Earth’s terrain — [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/28/china-may-have-hacked-u-s-satellites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Navy’s New Radar Ship Gets its Radars</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/18/the-navys-new-radar-ship-gets-its-radars/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/18/the-navys-new-radar-ship-gets-its-radars/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:31:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15026</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, the Navy is one step closer to fielding its newest radar ship the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen. Raytheon just installed 240-ton X– and S-band phased array radar antennas on the ship, the ship and its huge antennas will replace the 60-year old USNS Observation Island and its 1970s-vintage Cobra Judy ballistic missile tracking radars [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/18/the-navys-new-radar-ship-gets-its-radars/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>35</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet the Army’s Tiny Spy Satellite</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/12/the-armys-tiny-future-spy-satellite/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/12/the-armys-tiny-future-spy-satellite/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:45:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fire for Effect]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14946</guid> <description><![CDATA[I was wandering the show floor at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference in Washington when I came across this little guy. It’s called NanoEye and it’s basically a prototype for a tiny class of spy satellite that the Army hopes to develop. The 20 kilogram NanoEye is meant to be cheap, maneuverable and able [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/12/the-armys-tiny-future-spy-satellite/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>58</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NRO Declassifying Two Cold War Spy Satellites</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/nro-declassifying-two-cold-war-spy-satellites/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/nro-declassifying-two-cold-war-spy-satellites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Old Skool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14534</guid> <description><![CDATA[So the National Reconaissance Office is celebrating its 50th birthday this weekend by throwing a party for 4,000 guests at the National Air and Space Museum’s very cool Udvar-Hazy Center. What’s going to be the highlight of a night spent celebrating the secretive agency that operates America’s spy satellites? The declassification of two famous Cold [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/nro-declassifying-two-cold-war-spy-satellites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DoD’s ‘Ace In the Hole’ for Space Warfare</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/dods-ace-in-the-hole-for-space-warfare/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/dods-ace-in-the-hole-for-space-warfare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:16:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14505</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pentagon has quietly established an office to deal with the increasing number of threats to the United States’ space assets — a pretty big deal given the fact that space officials have been fretting about the overcrowding and militarization of space for years now. Calling it DoD’s “ace in the hole” against military threats [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/15/dods-ace-in-the-hole-for-space-warfare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>61</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>India and Russia Building Robo-Space Planes</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/01/india-and-russia-building-robo-space-planes/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/01/india-and-russia-building-robo-space-planes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:53:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crazy Ivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14246</guid> <description><![CDATA[So NASA’s Space Shuttle has officially retired, leaving only the Air Force’s two X-37Bs as the only reusable space planes in operation. Much speculation is occurring about what this means for the future of space travel. One thought; the two mystery shuttles may be ushering in a new age in space transport around the globe — the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/01/india-and-russia-building-robo-space-planes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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