States Bid to Host a Revamped NASA Headquarters

SpaceNews — Texas, Florida, and Ohio are among the states vying to move NASA’s headquarters from its current location in Washington, D.C. NASA officials said that they are looking at ways to spread out functions that are currently at headquarters to various field centers.



NRO, Space Force Launch Minotaur Rocket From Vandenberg

Aviation Week — NROL-174 was deployed with a Minotaur IV rocket, which marks the first time in nearly 15 years that a rocket in this configuration supported an NRO payload from Vandenberg. It was originally built as a Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and then modified for launch.



State of the Space Force 2025

Defense One — New Pentagon priorities are forcing the Space Force to find ways to cut 8 percent from its budget. However, the service will play a crucial role in the development of the Trump administration’s next-gen missile shield effort, Golden Dome, which will rely on the service’s sensors in space to detect and track hypersonic and ballistic missiles.






Space Force Chief: ‘Golden Dome’ is a Missile Shield Built in Pieces, Not a Single System

“It’s not a system. There’s not going to be a ‘Golden Dome delivered,’” said Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, at a news conference during Space Symposium. “It’s a system of systems that has to work together. And so there won’t be a single contract vehicle. There will be multiple programs that are brought to bear to solve that mission against the threats.”