Space.com – The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Agency (NSA) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have declassified the fact that a series of satellites was orbited from 1962 through 1971, designated POPPY. POPPYís mission was to collect radar emissions from Soviet naval vessels.
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Naval War College Review – Basing weapons in space might in the short term increase U.S. military capabilities, but their broader, long-term effect would be negative-especially because of likely foreign responses, inherent vulnerabilities, and crisis destabilization. A decision not to deploy weapons in space, and a treaty discouraging other nations from deploying them, would be much more in the national interest.

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Wired – A look at some of the amazing capability of commercial imaging satellites. Make sure to look at the photo gallery.
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Washingtion Post – A succinct description of the Pentagon’s plans for space over the next 5 years.
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