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August 05, 2014

Japan to launch military space force: report
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 04, 2014
Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth, a report said. The move is aimed at strengthening Japan-US cooperation in space, and comes after the countries pledged to boost joint work on monitoring space debris, Kyodo news agency said Sunday. Japan would provide the US military with information obtained by the force as part of the joint bid to strengthen ties in space, the so-called ... read more

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Microsoft challenging US on overseas data

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