Falcon 9 Probe Not Seen Affecting USSF Manifest Yet

Livestream capture of the July 11 Falcon 9 mission.

Credit: SpaceX
LONDON—The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9, and the service’s boss says the incident reinforces the plan to increase the pool of national security space launch providers. After a...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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