Air Force Space Command notes that the March 8 Atlas V launch of six experimental satellites was the 50th consecutive successful launch for the Air Force space program. AFSPC’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif., joined with the 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla., and industry and other government entities to facilitate the spacecraft integration and launch with its series of firsts.
The Air Force’s emerging Collaborative Combat Aircraft program would suffer delays if Congress fails to pass a budget before the end of this calendar year, a top service official said Sept. 28.