Darleen Druyun was released Friday from her nine-month stay at the medium-security federal correctional institution in Marianna, Fla. Druyun also paid a $5,000 fine for violating federal conflict-of-interest laws and must perform three years of community service. If you’re not familiar with this story, read our report “The Tanker Blame Game.”
NASA, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance are all preparing to launch their next-gen rockets from Florida’s Space Coast, two of them before the year is out. One is expected to liberate the U.S. launch enterprise from its reliance on Russian-made RD-180 engines, while all three rockets could eventually carry astronaut crews.