Northrop Grumman takes $71M charge over Vulcan solid rocket booster anomaly, grounding ULA's vehicle. Vulcan manifest timelines now in holding pattern pending resolution.
Pentagon cancels RTX's OCX ground control program after testing failures. SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite same day, leaving IIIF transition uncertain.
Blue Origin's New Glenn suffered upper-stage malfunction on April 19, stranding AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 in wrong orbit. Satellite declared lost, will deorbit.
Blue Origin's New Glenn successfully reused its first stage booster for the first time on Mission 3, launching April 19. Booster reuse accelerates operational tempo.
Space Force confirmed 9 companies won orbital Air Moving Target Indication contracts. Capability shifts airborne surveillance to satellites for expanded coverage and survivability.
Space Force commits to operational space tugs and on-orbit refueling by 2030. New capabilities will complicate conjunction analysis for GEO and MEO satellite tracking.
