A fuel tank problem with a rocket carrying a US Air Force Academy satellite has forced the delay of its launch until at least January, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. The FaclonSat 2 was poised on Dec. 19 for a second launch attempt aboard Space-X, when high winds and fuel tank issues at the launch site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific scrubbed the launch.
The Pentagon is considering ditching the Air Force’s plan to buy the E-7 Wedgetail as it looks to outsource the airborne target-tracking mission to space, defense officials indicated this week.