A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched at 5:30 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida as part of the USSF-124 mission, to deliver six satellites into orbit under the National Security Space Launch Program (NSSL).
The Downlink [Mar 16, 24] Space Power: 2025 Space Force Budget Slashes Launches, Reduces Buying Power By 5%
Congressional inaction coupled with core inflation, have resulted in the first reduction in budgetary buying power for the U.S. Space Force for FY 2025, placing research and development at risk.
Aerospace Corp. and Space Foundation announce partnership on workforce initiative
Melanie Stricklan, co-founder and former CEO of Slingshot Aerospace, was appointed executive director of Space Workforce 2030.
National Reconnaissance Office embracing mix of big and small satellites
Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the NRO, said the agency is leveraging new commercial capabilities for certain missions where small satellites can meet requirements at lower cost.
Inspiring Latinas in STEM
Making a lasting impact on the future of STEM, Latinas continue to find opportunities where they can excel and break the glass ceiling for the next generation of Latina leaders.
Investing in Space: Where NASA made cuts in its underwhelming budget request
The past week saw a one-two punch of U.S. budgets for federal space programs, with Congress passing the final spending bill for fiscal year 2024
Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Cargo Vanguard program gets “real boy” status as a Space Force prototype effort — and a new name, Point-to-Point Delivery (P2PD) — in the service’s fiscal 2025 budget request.
Starship Achieves Major Milestones on its Third Test Flight
On SpaceX’s 22nd birthday, Starship put on a show. The rocket’s 49-minute flight out of Starbase, Texas was overwhelmingly successful—Starship reached orbital velocity, opened and closed the payload door that will deploy Starlink sats on future flights, and initiated a propellant transfer.
SpaceWERX Announces New STRATFI Funding Awards
SpaceWERX, the Space Force’s innovation funding division, announced a new batch of STRATFI awardees last week at SXSW.
New congressional caucus seeks to build support for NASA’s planetary science programs
As NASA’s planetary science programs face reduced budgets this year and uncertain prospects for next year, advocates in Congress are banding together to build up support for them.