Air Force Space Command is sending forth emissaries to schools to talk up the benefits of pursuing science and engineering programs. There is a well-known dearth of students pursuing math and science. According to Stars and Stripes, AFSPC engineers and scientists have to spend at least four hours a year traveling to elementary, middle, or high schools—the command has made it part of their space professional recertification process.
Satellite manufacturer Apex announced it would launch a space-based interceptor demonstration next summer—the latest company to unveil plans to prototype technology that could contribute to the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense project.
