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Marc Selinger
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PentagonDoD Leaders Discuss How To Spend New Omnibus Funding
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he met with the service secretaries and other top Pentagon officials March 26 to discuss how the Department of Defense will properly manage the financial […]
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CongressHouse Panel OKs Bills To Aid Space Industry
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries. One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), would […]
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UncategorizedDoD Taking Fresh Look At Proposed Space Corps
The Department of Defense, which opposed a congressional proposal in 2017 to create a space corps within the Air Force Department, is taking another look at the idea, according to […]
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DoD Laying Groundwork For Faster Action In Space, General Says
The Department of Defense is trying to speed up the fielding of new space capabilities, but it is too early to say whether that effort will bear fruit, the head […]
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House Lawmakers Urge Senate Vote On NASA Administrator Nominee
More than 60 House members have signed a letter to Senate leaders urging them to schedule a vote on the nomination of Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) to be NASA administrator. […]
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SpaceX, ULA Get Air Force Contracts To Launch Up To Five Spacecraft
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch up to five spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force under contract awards announced late March 14. SpaceX received a contract valued at up to $290.6 […]
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SpaceX Aims To Begin Flight Tests Of New Mars Rocket In First Half Of 2019, Musk Says
The Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), which SpaceX is developing to colonize Mars, is on a path to begin flight tests in the first half of 2019, according to company founder Elon Musk. Initial […]
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Orbital ATK Unveils Satellite-Refueling Spacecraft
Orbital ATK [OA] announced March 13 that it is developing a robotic spacecraft that will carry up to 12 pods to refuel satellites on orbit. The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will approach […]
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BudgetTrump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Despite Non-Defense Concerns
President Donald Trump signed the $1.3-trillion fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill into law March 23, saying the need for increased military funding outweighed his misgivings about several non-defense aspects […]
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BudgetTrump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Despite Non-Defense Concerns
President Donald Trump signed the $1.3-trillion fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill into law March 23, saying the need for increased military funding outweighed his misgivings about several non-defense aspects […]