SPACE reports, “SpaceX aborted the planned launch of two of SES’ O3b mPOWER communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with two of SES’ O3b mPOWER internet spacecraft was set to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) on Monday. But it didn’t quite happen.”
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Tag: 21 July 2025
Space Force Takes Delivery of GPS Control System Following Years of Delays
Space News reports, “The U.S. Space Force has accepted delivery of the initial version of its long-delayed Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), marking a key milestone for a GPS infrastructure upgrade that has become emblematic of Pentagon software development challenges. The Space Force’s Space Operations Command announced it accepted delivery of the ‘modernized operating system for the Global Positioning System, which is designed to maintain resiliency of the constellation and improve positioning, navigation and timing services to meet user demand now and in the future.’”
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