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Marc Selinger
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UncategorizedSenate Returns NASA Pick To White House
The controversial nomination of Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) to be NASA administrator has been returned to the White House, a congressional aide said Jan. 3. The move came after key […]
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DoD Still Mum On Fate Of Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft
Four days after the U.S. government’s classified Zuma spacecraft apparently failed after being launched on a SpaceX rocket, the Department of Defense remained mum on exactly what happened. At a Pentagon press […]
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Air Force Mulling How To Meet Hill Mandate To Kill New Space Directorate
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating how to implement a congressional requirement that it disband its new space operations directorate, service Secretary Heather Wilson said Jan. 5. “We will comply […]
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BudgetHouse Speaker Urges Budget Deal To Help Restore Military Readiness
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is prodding his fellow lawmakers to reach an agreement on a fiscal year 2018 budget, saying that the lack of such a deal is worsening […]
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BudgetHouse Speaker Urges Budget Deal To Help Restore Military Readiness
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is prodding his fellow lawmakers to reach an agreement on a fiscal year 2018 budget, saying that the lack of such a deal is worsening […]
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PentagonDoD Still Mum On Fate Of Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft
Four days after the U.S. government’s classified Zuma spacecraft apparently failed after being launched on a SpaceX rocket, the Department of Defense remained mum on exactly what happened. At a […]
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CongressRep. Hice Named to House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) has been appointed to the House Armed Services Committee to replace Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), who recently resigned from Congress. Hice, a long-time minister, has been […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Hearing To Probe Possible Fixes For Navy Ship Woes
The House Armed Services Committee’s readiness and seapower panels plan to hold a joint hearing Jan. 18 to scrutinize how the Navy will remedy problems that led to a series […]
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Air Force Nearing Completion Of ISR Plan
The U.S. Air Force, which is writing a report on how it hopes to improve its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in the coming years, plans to finish the document […]
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SpaceSpaceX Says Its Rocket Did Not Doom Zuma Spacecraft
SpaceX insisted Jan. 9 that its Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which lifted off two days earlier with the U.S. government’s secretive Zuma payload, was not to blame for the apparent failure […]