Vivienne Machi
Journalist at Freelance
Military Space Editor at Aviation Week
Covering military space for Aviation Week. Based in Los Angeles, with stints in Germany, D.C., and Dayton OH. Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi |Robert Wall
The Space Sector Is Forgoing Civil Programs For The Defense BoomNorthrop Grumman is putting $50 million into its joint program with Firefly Aerospace to develop a new medium-lift rocket called the Eclipse. Large swaths of the space industry are adjusting their North Star, increasingly focusing on chasing the booming military space market and deemphasizing other activities. The course adjustments at many companies reflect changing geopolitical dynamics and spending realities.
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the eighth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force May 30 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. SpaceX successfully launched the eighth of 10 GPS III satellites for the U.S. Space Force May 30 at 1:38 p.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. The rocket’s first stage landed less than 9 min. after liftoff on SpaceX’s “A Shortfall of Gravitas” autonomous drone ship...
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
Spacecraft manufacturer Apex has developed a new satellite bus that the company says could be used as a space-based interceptor platform under the Trump administration’s proposed Golden Dome architecture, a May 28 announcement says. The new platform, called Comet, would be the largest satellite bus...
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
As commercial remote-sensing data becomes the national security coin of the realm, the leaders of the U.S. Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have taken a step toward defining each agency’s role in acquiring space-based data and imagery. Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space...
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1 week ago |
realcleardefense.com | Steve Trimble |Vivienne Machi
Space-Based Aircraft Tracking Spells Threat To USAF E-7As Billions of dollars and the fates of major programs hang in the balance in an ongoing Pentagon dispute over how to track airborne targets and manage air battles in the future Read Full Article »
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This extremely cool image was first published in my deep dive on the X-37B, an exclusive for @AviationWeek, currently ungated: https://t.co/2Jfh9P9lmI
An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in HEO in 2024.The X-37B executed a series of first-of-kind maneuvers, called aerobraking, to safely change its orbit using minimal fuel. https://t.co/ccisgl493P
RT @R_Wall: ULA’s Plans To Meet Vulcan Launch Demands | Aviation Week Network read @VivienneMachi in her first The Debrief
RT @ChuckBeames: Space operators should brace themselves for tight fiscal constraints & reduced budgets in 2024 & beyond. Service leaders,…
