The US Air Force Academy now has 37 cases of cadet cheating under investigation, instead of the 36 reported earlier. Of the 37 cases, 27 fourth class cadets have admitted they cheated on a Fourth Class Knowledge Test. Of those 27, 25 were academy athletes. One cadet has resigned. Peer panels so far have found that eight cadets violated the academy code.
Small businesses teaming up with nonprofit research institutions have a head start at proposing concepts for mitigating orbital debris and other aspects of on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. SpaceWERX director Lt. Col. Walter McMillan said SpaceWERX consulted fellow government entities, academic institutions, startups, small businesses, and major contractors about research…