Boeing shipped the sixth Wideband Global Satellite Communications spacecraft from the company’s manufacturing plant in El Segundo, Calif., to the Kennedy Space Center on the central Florida coast in preparation for its launch into space later this year, announced the company. The satellite left El Segundo on May 16 and arrived the next day in Florida, Boeing spokeswoman Cassaundra Bantly told the Daily Report on Monday. WGS-6 will undergo tests, fueling, and integration at Astrotech’s facility in Titusville before its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, states the company’s release. The arrival of WGS-6 comes as the Air Force and its industry partners undertake final steps for Wednesday’s scheduled launch of WGS-5 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Now Enlisted Airmen Can Stay in Uniform Longer
Dec. 8, 2023
The Air Force is extending the amount of time Airmen can spend at most enlisted ranks by two years, as the service looks to combat sluggish recruiting and balance its force structure. The High Year of Tenure (HYT) program sets limits on how long service members can spend in each grade…