A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing
Sneaky
The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.
True Anomaly's Jackal satellite, seen here, plays one part in the Space Force's Victus Haze mission. Credit: True Anomaly
Rocket Lab quietly launched a small satellite from New Zealand on Friday in a high-flying military exercise to test the US Space Force’s ability to rapidly respond to a crisis in low-Earth orbit.
The launch was scarcely announced in advance. The only public indication of an impending launch was the release of a warning for pilots and sailors to steer clear of the rocket’s flight path. Rocket Lab did not provide a livestream of the launch, as it does for most of its missions. As of Monday morning, officials from Rocket Lab and the Space Force had not acknowledged the launch in any official public statements.
But the US military’s catalog...
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