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SpaceX completes its last mission of 2018 with the launch of a military GPS satellite
SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force's first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed Vespucci, from Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning in what was the aerospace company’s first U.S. national security mission to date.
The company had planned to complete the launch, its last of the year, earlier this week but heavy winds imposed delays.
SpaceX won the National Security Space (NSS) contract with the Air Force in 2016 and intends to launch an additional four GPS III missions on Falcon 9, a two-stage rocket manufactured by the company.
The GPS is owned by the U.S. military and operated by the Air Force. Built during the Cold War, it’s been used for commercial purposes since the mid-2000s. The new GPS satellites, built by Lockheed Martin, will provide three-times better accuracy than the current system of GPS and will be eight times better at anti-jamming, according to SpaceX.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 24 2018, @06:06PM (1 child)
Never heard of it.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 24 2018, @06:19PM
Trembling, the little boy peeked out of the crack between the two cupboard doors. Nothing. Nothing was there. Then, seconds later, he appeared; it was that man again.
The man's appearance was truly terrifying; he was skinny, haggard, balding, and deformed. The mere sight of the man caused the boy to shake uncontrollably. Soon, the man started walking and seemed to be leaving the kitchen, which filled the boy with relief. 'Maybe he'll leave this time,' the child thought to himself.
Suddenly, and without any warning, the man looked directly at the child peeking out of the crack under the kitchen sink. "Hrm! Hem!" the man screeched, as he rapidly tippy-toed towards the boy. The monstrous man slowly reached his hands towards the cupboard doors to open them, and...
"Yummy!" Tillerson exclaimed; he had feasted on what was inside this house, leaving nothing behind. The man recalled the morsels he found in this treasure trove; two little boys, a small girl, and their mommy. As he thought about the delicacies he had devoured, the man could not help but smile. Still, as this place was now a barren wasteland, it was time for Tillerson to leave. The man waved goodbye to the now-empty house and departed.
Utilized and silent, the four corpses in the home slowly decayed and filled the air with a rotten stench...