Falcon 9 Upgrade
An upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying 11 Orbcomm satellites.

Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, commander of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, said, “Advancements and developments such as those demonstrated by the Falcon 9 Upgrade provide the opportunity to assure our nation’s access to space with improved resiliency.”

This post is only available to members.

Mike Gruss is the chief content and strategy officer at SpaceNews. From 2013 to 2016 he was a senior reporter at SpaceNews covering military space. Previously, he was editor in chief of Sightline Media Group and worked as a reporter and columnist for...