Air Force Space Command notes that the March 8 Atlas V launch of six experimental satellites was the 50th consecutive successful launch for the Air Force space program. AFSPC’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif., joined with the 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla., and industry and other government entities to facilitate the spacecraft integration and launch with its series of firsts.
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…