Gen. Lance Lord, head of Air Force Space Command, tells us that conditions are auspicious for commercial space sector business and for the commercial and military space sectors to find a common ground that will benefit both. So, will there be more cuts to military space programs? “There’s no doubt we have to be prepared,” Lord says. But, he adds, “I’m confident we’ll be able to work with the dollars we get; … we’ve got a strategy that’s going to give us some flexibility.”
The first flight of the secretive B-21 bomber has slipped to mid-2022, but the program is moving along well, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director Randall Walden said in an exclusive interview. The second copy of the B-21, which will be used for structural testing, is now on the production…