A new Space Force structure approved in the 2024 defense policy law may create more flexibility for troops. Lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the fleet's history in December. The news comes after a Pittsburgh company abandoned its own attempt to land its spacecraft on the moon because of a mission-ending fuel leak. The KC-46 was to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Instead, it has cost Boeing billions, and made industry wary of such deals. The payload includes NASA experiments, toy-sized cars that will cruise around the lunar surface and the ashes of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry. The United States has not attempted a moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. The services have newly confirmed leaders heading into 2024. The first B-21 flight came nearly a year after its highly publicized December 2022 debut in California. The Boeing-built spacecraft serves as a testbed for new technologies for both the Defense Department and NASA. Sen. Eric Schmitt is blocking the promotion of Col. Benjamin Jonsson out of concern for his stance on the military’s DEI programs. Load More