
Vivienne Machi
Journalist at Freelance
Covering military space for Aviation Week. Based in Los Angeles, with stints in Germany, D.C., and Dayton OH. Email: [email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi |Guy Norris |Steve Trimble
As the Trump administration’s proposed Golden Dome missile defense architecture continues to take shape, companies across the defense and space sectors are eager for a piece of what will likely be a sizable budget pie. The White House’s Jan. 27 executive order calls for the U.S. to build a vast... Industry Clamoring to Take Part In Trump’s Missile Defense Plan is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear will return to his post effective April 17, the Department of the Air Force said April 14. Tournear has been on paid administrative leave since Jan. 16 as the U.S. Air Force has worked through a Viasat-led bid protest against two contracts...
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
New USSF Commercial Reserve Pilot Program To Focus On LaunchThis SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Orbital Services Program took place recently as part of the U.S. Space Force's Orbital Services Program. COLORADO SPRINGS—The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office (ComSO) is planning a launch-based version of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) effort, says the office’s leader. ComSO recently awarded the first-ever CASR pilot awards worth a cumulative $1.1 million to four space...
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1 week ago |
aviationweek.com | Vivienne Machi
COLORADO SPRINGS—Bulgaria is using two nanosatellites to support surveillance efforts over the Black Sea, says a senior NATO official. Those spacecraft are helping to track maritime assets going in and out of the region, Thomas Goffus, NATO’s assistant secretary general for operations, said in a...
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2 weeks ago |
aviationweek.com | Guy Norris |Irene Klotz |Vivienne Machi |Garrett Reim
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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,…