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Marc Selinger
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UncategorizedEx-Air Force Secretary James Opposes Proposed Space Corps
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James expressed opposition Sept. 6 to a House-passed proposal to create a space corps within the Air Force Department, saying the new organization […]
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BudgetCongress Passes CR To Keep Government Open Till Early December
With Congress running out of time to finish its 12 annual appropriations bills before fiscal year 2018 begins Oct. 1, lawmakers have approved a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the […]
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BudgetCongress Passes CR To Keep Government Open Till Early December
With Congress running out of time to finish its 12 annual appropriations bills before fiscal year 2018 begins Oct. 1, lawmakers have approved a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the […]
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CongressNASA To Seek Industry Bids For Landing Small Lunar Payloads
NASA is gearing up to request industry proposals for using robotic landers to place small payloads on the moon, an agency official said Sept. 7. “We’re preparing for the solicitation […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s X-37B Spaceplane Starts Fifth Mission
The U.S. Air Force launched the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its fifth mission Sept. 7. Dodging Hurricane Irma, the Boeing [BA]-built unmanned reusable spaceplane lifted off on a SpaceX […]
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PentagonF-35 Program To Seek DoD Approval Of Upgrade Plan In October
The F-35 joint program office, which is developing a plan for future upgrades to the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Lightning II, intends to present its proposal to senior Defense Department leaders […]
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Air ForceEx-Air Force Secretary James Opposes Proposed Space Corps
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James expressed opposition Sept. 6 to a House-passed proposal to create a space corps within the Air Force Department, saying the new organization […]
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SpaceRep. Bridenstine Tapped To Lead NASA
President Trump plans to nominate Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a leading space advocate in Congress, to be NASA’s 13th administrator, the White House announced late Sept. 1. Analysts said that […]
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SpaceNASA Tests New Rocket’s Engine Controller
NASA has completed a series of five hot-fire tests with the engine controller for the new Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket, the agency announced Aug. 31. The testing, which […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lifts F-35A Altitude Limit At Luke AFB
The U.S. Air Force has lifted a temporary altitude restriction that required Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A Lightning IIs at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona to fly below 25,000 feet. […]