ULA knocks out 1st launch of year with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellitesThe launch was the first since ULA’s Cert-2 mission of the Vulcan rocket on Oct. 4, 2024. ULA had been hoping to get a quick certification of the Vulcan from the Space Force that would open up the door for national security missions. The certification process, though, stretched for months, only coming on March 26.
Space Command headquarters report reveals fears civilians would not leave Colorado for AlabamaMade public Tuesday, the 54-page, heavily redacted document from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General notes Space Command’s concerns that civilian staffing lapses would impact readiness appeared to weigh heavily on former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.