Washington Post – Politics:
In a letter sent Friday, Air Force Assistant Secretary Frank Calvelli bluntly said he was growing “concerned” with the development of the United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
Author: Christian Davenport
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NASA moon capsule suffered extensive damage during 2022 test flight
Washington Post – Politics:
An inspector general’s report helps explain why NASA has delayed by at least a year what was to have been Orion’s first flight with crew on board.
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SpaceX to the FAA: The industry needs you to move faster
Washington Post – Politics:
Company officials say they fear the government can’t keep up and is stifling NASA’s ability to return astronauts to the moon.
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Once seen as the future, Boeing struggles to make a case for Starliner
Washington Post – Politics:
Says the executive in charge of the program, “Probably the biggest challenge I have is defining how do I make this into a positive business case, given the market conditions as we see them right now.”
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Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet
Washington Post – Politics:
New details of the previously reported incident underscore how dependent the U.S. government has become on a company that once had to fight in court to become part of the Washington establishment.
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NASA, Pentagon award contract to build a nuclear-powered rocket engine
Washington Post – Politics:
Lockheed Martin received the contract, which sets a goal of flying a nuclear-powered engine by 2027.
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Poll: Returning to the moon a low priority to Americans
Washington Post – Politics:
The survey by the Pew Research Center found that most want NASA focused on monitoring potentially deadly asteroids.
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War in space: U.S. officials debating rules for a conflict in orbit
Washington Post – Politics:
The U.S. government, prompted by Ukraine’s use of commercial satellites, is developing policies on how the military would respond should a hostile country attack a private satellite in space.