U.S. Air Force Space Test Program Goes Small

CAPE CANAVERAL—The U.S. Air Force is preparing for the first of five flights in 2019 aboard new commercial small satellite launchers, beginning with an April mission on Rocket Lab’s Electron booster and including a ride on Virgin Orbit’s air-launched LauncherOne later this year. Additional companies...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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