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Budget

SpaceX Will Soon Attempt To Return Falcon 9 First Stage, Musk Says

Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will attempt to return the first stage of one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets early next year during its third Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, a crucial milestone in its quest to reuse rockets. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the news last week during a teleconference following the company’s successful Sept. 29 launch of its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. SpaceX…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]