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GPS Satellite Essential to Space Force Has Been Delayed Again

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

MrPlow writes:

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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: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 14 2018, @12:08PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 14 2018, @12:08PM (#721331)

    Is adding the 6th side to the Pentagon.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday August 14 2018, @06:24PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @06:24PM (#721468)

    It makes sense from a PR perspective. The 5-pointed star is associated with the Devil/Demons, and the root of a few conspiracy theories.
    The 6-pointed star is The Good Guys.

    The French might get confused if something else than their country gets regularly called the Hexagon, but since it's the most powerful military of its time, there's clear precedent about what to do.

    • (Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday August 15 2018, @03:16AM

      by arslan (3462) on Wednesday August 15 2018, @03:16AM (#721661)

      Just to complete our pointed star chart.

      The 4-pointed star is associated with Ninjas who are neither good or bad but can also be good or bad.

  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday August 15 2018, @09:24PM

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday August 15 2018, @09:24PM (#721923) Homepage Journal

    Space Force all the way! Separate but equal!