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"Looking at the data, there is more work to be done to meet the desired cost and schedule results, and we continue to drive program management discipline in line with my nine acquisition tenets and simple formula for going fast in space acquisition," Frank Calvelli, head of space acquisition for the Department of the Air Force, told Breaking Defense.

Looking for the latest Government Contracting News? Read about Lt. Col. MacKenzie Birchenough on Tactically Responsive Space Capabilities.

SpaceX to take over West Coast launch pad previously used by ULA

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Buzz Aldrin, 93, is getting an honorary promotion to brigadier general, 54 years after he took part in the Apollo 11 mission and became the second man to walk on the moon.

Astra Space’s continued efforts to rebound from a pair of Space Coast launch failures with a new rocket has been awarded with a task order by the U.S. Space Force.

Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

M The second man on the moon is getting a promotion. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Buzz Aldrin, who joined Neil Armstrong as the first two men to step foot on the lunar surface during 1969s Apollo 11 mission, will receive an honorary appointment to brigadier general during a ceremony May 5 at Los Angeles Air Force Base, according to the U.S. Space Forces Space Systems Command. "Always honored to serve our country," Aldrin, 93, posted on Twitter soon after the announcement. He also wrote,...

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Buzz Aldrin, who joined Neil Armstrong as the first two men to step foot on the lunar surface during 1969′s Apollo 11 mission, will receive an honorary appointment to brigadier general during a ceremony on May 5 at Los Angeles Air Force Base, according to a press release.

Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force

Space Force procurement command rebrands commercial space office