The Air Force is restarting activities put on hold by the federal government’s partial shutdown now that it has funding flowing into its coffers once again. All Air Force civilian employees are off furlough and service officials are working to ensure they receive retroactive pay “as quickly as possible,” service spokeswoman Capt. Erika Yepsen told the Daily Report on Oct. 17, the first day after the 16-day shutdown ended. Permanent change-of-station moves have resumed, as of Thursday, and the Air Force is reinstating already-approved military tuition assistance for courses starting on or after Oct. 17, she said. “New applications for courses starting on or after today may be submitted,” too, said Yepsen.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?