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Derek Tournear, the founding director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), will return to his post on April 17 following a three-month administrative leave, the Department of the Air Force confirmed Monday.
Stoke Space, an emerging leader in fully reusable launch vehicle technology, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for missions under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) prestigious National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.
The newly ordered satellite will be the third Mako satellite bus developed for these experiments, joining two previously commissioned for the Tetra-5 mission.
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $21.8 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to launch a mission under the military’s quick-reaction space program, marking the company’s third such award.
In a move that has intensified the ongoing debate over the location of the U.S. Space Command's headquarters, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), announced on August 3 that he is launching an investigation into the Biden administration's decision to keep the headquarters in Colorado.
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