Efforts by elected officials in Arizona have paid off with the promise of a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle squadron to be operated by Air National Guardsmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, near Tucson, and Ft. Huachuca, near Sierra Vista, reports the Tucson Citizen. Working on the allocation were Sen. John McCain, Rep. Jim Kolbe, and Gov. Janet Napolitano.
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket and SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on Jan. 16, as Space Force leaders watched with interest at two vehicles that may redefine how the service accesses orbit in the future.