Boeing has conducted three flight tests of the ground based mid-course defense system at Ft. Greeley, Alaska, including one intercept test. Boeing’s network and space systems president, Roger Krone, told reporters Monday at the AFA Air & Space Conference that the Missile Defense Agency’s next test—a hit-to-kill test—is on track for year end. During the most recent intercept test, the GMD intercepted a target, but did not have countermeasures, Krone said. He would not say if the next test would feature a countermeasure capability, but said, “We believe we have [that] capability at Ft. Greeley.”
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
