Acting Secretary of the United States Air Force Matt Donovan argues for the creation of a sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces in this op-ed, noting that the Air Force stands ready to welcome the Space Force. lnkd.in/evHSR7h

We are proud of our friends at Planet for their success: spacenews.com/nro-awards-ima…

And we have a new Office of the Secretary of the Air Force! The Senate has confirmed Barbara Barrett as the new Secretary of the Air Force.

Heads up for FedBizOpps users: the website is being decommissioned. Starting Nov. 12 all federal contracting opportunities will be available on a new procurement website.

Terrific job CSPC!

A video that is worth the watch! #USAF #SpaceX

Voting for Reader’s Choice for the Space News Awards for Excellence & Innovation are open. Find more info and the voting categories here: spacenews.com/time-to-vote-f…

Very cool.

And the Nats win! What a game! Congrats to an amazing team.

LIVE: Boeing Space is putting its #Starliner spacecraft’s launch abort system to the test! 🚀 Tune in to see a full-up test firing of launch abort engines, which will carry ARCHIVED: NASA Commercial Crew astronauts away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Just a reminder: If astronauts can vote from space, you can make it to the polls! Don't forget to vote if there are elections in your city or state today. nasa.gov/image-feature/…

In space, no one can see micro-debris...until it takes out your spacecraft. University of Florida students are working on DebrisSat, a test finding that more millimeter-scale debris is created when a satellite breaks up on orbit than past models suggested. technologyreview.com/s/614693/how-t…

The ability to make our satellites deaf or blind is a growing concern. #SpaceForce

NGA analysts have long used unclassified information, but now the ability to use products like commercial satellite imagery is allowing more of them to work from home during the pandemic. More here in this Breaking Defense article: bit.ly/2yznJ58

Teammates, Let me start with 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖.

Since the Universe has no center, you can’t be it.

Luc Riesback of Astroscale US said, "If [space] is just a place that you put things that provide a service to you and beyond that, it doesn’t mean anything to you, you kind of hit a wall, and you’re limited in terms of things you can do in space." axios.com/space-looming-…

As 2020 is coming to a close, Anne Applebaum writes, “The World is Never Going Back to Normal.” What is our new reality? defenseone.com/ideas/2020/11/…

You don’t feel the wind with the right mittens. #Aerodynamic #BernieSanders

Welcome aboard, Wally. Here’s the moment Jeff Bezos asked Wally Funk to join our first human flight on July 20 as our honored guest. bit.ly/3h9JNHu