A B-1B crew from the 96th Bombardment Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, land successfully despite a retracted landing gear in the nose, a first for the B-1B. There were no injuries and only minimal damage to the bomber. The crew receives the 1989 Mackay Trophy.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
