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.
RTX, parent of Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney, is getting out of the space prime business and focusing on its "strengths" as a maker of space sensors, buses, and components, company COO Chris Calio said during an earnings call.