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posted by chromas on Tuesday August 14 2018, @05:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the Sleep-100 dept.

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Vice President Mike Pence laid out plans for the US Space Force on Thursday, calling out an advanced type of satellite, GPS III, that is apparently resistant to tampering. According to Bloomberg, however, this specific orbital machinery has been delayed for the last four years, and the launch date has slipped yet again.

Bloomberg reports that the launch, originally scheduled for April of this year and delayed to October, will now happen in December. The Air Force confirmed to the site that the delay will accommodate "qualification testing" and a validation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5, the rocket that will boost the satellite into orbit.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/10/gps-satellite-space-force-delayed-again/


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday August 14 2018, @08:01AM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday August 14 2018, @08:01AM (#721274) Journal

    GPS Satellite Essential to Space Force

    *Essential to the Air Force Space Command, you know, the thing that actually exists and would just get its name changed to Space Force:

    https://www.afspc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1012634/global-positioning-system/ [af.mil]

    The Global Positioning System is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides navigation data to military and civilian users all over the world. The system is operated and controlled by the 50th Space Wing, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by anubi on Tuesday August 14 2018, @09:52AM (2 children)

    by anubi (2828) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @09:52AM (#721304) Journal

    I wonder too how much delay is really trying to re-learn how to do it after many years of stagnation and laying off of the people who actually did this kind of thing forty years ago?

    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 or so years ago, we haven't had much of a need for cutting edge technology in this country... when we can buy it. We concentrate on more profitable things... like Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate.

     

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    • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday August 14 2018, @11:33AM (1 child)

      by MostCynical (2589) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @11:33AM (#721328) Journal

      https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=50th_Space_Wing [wikipedia.org]

      Wîkipedia says they have 5600 personnel, including contractors.
      They can't all be MBAs.

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      • (Score: 3, Informative) by Freeman on Tuesday August 14 2018, @02:58PM

        by Freeman (732) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @02:58PM (#721389) Journal

        They can't all be MBAs.

        I think there's not enough cynicism in your post.

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