The launch of the first Wideband Global Satellite slated for Oct. 9 from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., was delayed for 24 hours because of a “possibly incorrect data signature” related to its Atlas V launch vehicle, reports Patrick Peterson of Florida Today. The problem, if any, is unrelated to the leaky engine valve problem encountered with a June 15 launch of an Atlas V. After an initial assessment of that anomaly, Space and Missile Systems Center and United Launch Alliance initiated corrective actions, including replacing the valve, for upcoming Atlas V and Delta IV launches. A subsequent independent review confirmed the earlier findings.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.