:

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 ORBCOMM-2 Launch Planned

Monday, December 21st, 2015

SHARE:

SpaceX Falcon 9 ORBCOMM-2 Launch Planned

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches June 28, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: NASA.

The next Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 launch was planned for Monday night, the company and Air Force said the day before the launch.The Falcon 9 ORBCOMM2 launch, originally set for Sunday evening, was delayed to increase the chance that the rocket’s first stage may successfully land after completing the launch mission, Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO said on Twitter Sunday.The mission’s secondary objective is the first attempt to land the Falcon 9 rocket after it completes the primary…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]