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Air Force

Dim Outlook For Constellation Program In Augustine Panel’s Report

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Friday, August 14th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A panel finalizing a report on alternatives for future NASA human spaceflight has decided on four options it will present the White House, with only one of those scenarios calling for continuing development of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule. Members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee said during their final public hearing Wednesday that because of NASA budget cuts and technical-related delays the Constellation program cannot be executed. This space-shuttle replacement effort was…

Congress

House Republicans Block Measure To Impeach Hegseth

House Republicans on Tuesday evening voted to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, the House moved to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles […]

Congress

Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), House Republicans’ top defense appropriator, has officially won his reelection bid. Calvert was running for a redistricted seat against fellow House Republican Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), […]

Congress

No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]

Congress

Industry Groups ‘Urge’ Congress To Block Stock Buyback Restriction From Final FY ‘27 NDAA

More than three dozen industry associations on Monday called on congressional defense committee leaders to scrap a provision in the final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act that […]