NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman conducts an aerial inspection of Blue Origin's launch complex May 29 following a New Glenn rocket anomaly. Credit: @NASAAdmin

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force said May 29 it awarded Blue Origin a task order to launch a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, and reaffirmed government support for the company’s New Glenn rocket following a launchpad explosion May 28. 

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...