Pat Host
Articles By Pat
-
SpaceBezos Invests About $500 Million In Blue Origin
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has invested about $500 million and possibly more into secretive Blue Origin, the space company he founded to pursue cost-effective human access to space. Blue Origin […]
-
Air ForceAir Force Issues First Competitive EELV Mission In 10 Years
The Air Force Tuesday issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission, its first competitive procurement of a space launch mission in 10 years. […]
-
Air ForceDoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
A top Defense Department official Wednesday warned a joint Senate panel against rushing to fund a next-generation rocket engine when parameters and goals for such a project have yet to […]
-
Air ForceF-35 Not Flying At Farnborough, DoD Lifts Grounding
The day after the Defense Department lifted its grounding of the F-35, it announced the jet wouldn’t make its long-awaited international debut this week. The Pentagon decided against sending Marine […]
-
SpaceDARPA Awards Contracts For XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane Design
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Tuesday it awarded contracts to three companies to begin work on its XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane program. Contracts were awarded to Boeing [BA] […]
-
Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $279 Million Contract Modification For F-35
The Navy Monday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $279 million contract modification to a previously awarded F-35 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 6 contract, according to a Defense Department […]
-
SpaceOrbital Successfully Launches Orb-2 Mission, NASA Issues CRS-2 Draft RFP
Orbital Sciences [ORB] and NASA Sunday successfully launched the company’s Antares medium-class rocket as part of its Orb-2 Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), according […]
-
Air ForceF-35 Remains Grounded, Kendall Cites ‘Extensive Rub’ Of Engine Blades As Factor
Pentagon acquisition czar Frank Kendall and F-35 boss Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan Monday cited an “extensive rub” of a third stage fan blade as a key factor in […]
-
Air ForceAir Force Deactivates, Realigns HQ, Major Commands
The Air Force is deactivating and realigning organizations at headquarters Air Force, major commands, numbered air forces and field operating agencies, with a goal of saving $1.6 billion across the […]
-
SpaceSpaceX Successfully Launches OG2 Mission
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Monday successfully launched six Orbcomm [ORBC] OG2 communication satellites at around 11:15 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Orbcomm said Monday all […]