The Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, one of the earliest antecedent organizations of the U.S. Air Force, is created by Congress. Sixty officers and students and 260 enlisted men are authorized.
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.