Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week. She has written about U.S. and international military and space tech for nearly a decade from Los Angeles, Washington and Stuttgart, Germany. Her byline has appeared in outlets including Defense News, Via Satellite, Foreign Policy, Defense Daily, National Defense Magazine and Business Insider.
Astroscale U.S. has signed an agreement with NASA to test the on-orbit servicing capabilities of its Refueler spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center.
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to fund two versions of a future space-based data connectivity network as the Pentagon weighs the best option.