Keith’s note: According to the White House Vice President Pence will visit the Department of Defense on Thursday and will be joined by Secretary of Defense Mattis at an honor […]
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Zuma Update: SpaceX Exonerated by USAF
SpaceX gets good news from the Air Force on the Zuma mission, Ars Technica “A little more than two weeks have passed since the apparent loss of the highly classified […]
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Congress Pushes To Create U.S. Space Corps
House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Space Corps, Federal News Radio “As part of its version of the 2018 Defense authorization bill, the House Armed Services […]
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DoD Has Space Management Problems Too
Space Acquisitions: DOD Continues to Face Challenges of Delayed Delivery of Critical Space Capabilities and Fragmented Leadership, GAO “Many major Department of Defense (DOD) space programs GAO reviewed have experienced […]
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NASA Transition Update
Keith’s note: Sources report that Chris Shank is headed to DOD as part of their Beachhead team and is not staying at NASA or returning to Capitol Hill. Shank’s former […]
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GAO Report on DoD EELV Acquisition Strategy
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: DOD Is Assessing Data on Worldwide Launch Market to Inform New Acquisition Strategy, GAO “In February 2016, Congress asked GAO to examine what is known about […]
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McCain Calls B.S. On USAF RD-180 Data
SASC Chairman John McCain Urges Air Force Secretary to Address Russia’s Role in National Security Space Program “Contrary to the estimates you provided to me in private, I am left […]
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Why Not Use Old Missiles To Launch New Satellites?
Orbital presses U.S. lawmakers to end ban on retired missiles, Reuters “Orbital ATK is pressing U.S. lawmakers to end a 20-year ban on using decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) for […]
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DoD Picks Two RD-180 Replacement Efforts
Air Force Awards Final Rocket Propulsion System Prototype OTAs, Space and Missile Systems Center “Today the Space and Missile Systems Center awarded the final Other Transaction Agreements for shared public-private […]
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McCain Calls B.S. on ULA Decision Not to Bid
Sen. McCain blasts Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture for dropping out of launch competition, Washington Post “In a statement last month, ULA said “it wants nothing more to compete,” but was […]