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In this image taken from NASA Television, Cygnus capsule arrives at the International Space Station with food galore, following a 1 1/2-day journey from Virginia, Friday, April 19, 2019. Space station astronaut Anne McClain used a robot arm to capture the capsule as they soared 250 miles (402.32 kilometers) above Earth. (NASA TV via AP)

Private cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This Thursday, April 11, 2091 image from video made available by SpaceX shows a Falcon rocket booster shortly after landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. On Tuesday, April 16, the company confirmed that the unsecured core booster toppled onto the platform over the weekend, as waves reached 8 to 10 feet. SpaceX chief Elon Musk says custom devices to secure the booster weren’t ready in time for this second flight of the Falcon Heavy. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX’s recovered core booster damaged in rough seas

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

SpaceX delays mega rocket launch due to high wind shear

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 17, 2018 file photo shows the SpaceIL lunar module in a special &quot;clean room&quot; during a press tour of their facility near Tel Aviv, Israel. On Thursday April 4, 2019, the first Israeli spacecraft to journey to the moon passed its most crucial test yet: dropping into lunar orbit one week ahead of landing. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israeli spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of moon landing

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this February 2019 photo made available by NASA and Boeing, Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson helps NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, and Mike Fincke, right, train for a spacewalk inside the International Space Station Airlock Mockup at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The three are assigned to Boeing's Crew Flight Test, Starliner's first flight with crew as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The Starliner capsule, supposed to make its debut in April 2019, was pushed back until August. (NASA/Boeing via AP)

More delays for Boeing’s new space capsule for astronauts

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Trashing the Orion Project Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Finding government waste in space funding

By Bryan Crabtree

Pentagon reviewing Elon Musk’s security clearance

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this image taken from NASA Television, Sunday, March 3, 2019. SpaceX's new crew capsule approaches just before docking at the International Space Station Sunday, March 3, 2019. SpaceX's new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first test flight, only an instrumented dummy. (NASA TV via AP)

US-built capsule with a dummy aboard docks at space station

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

In this image released by NASA, a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, ready for launch, sits on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 1, 2019. The spacecraft's unmanned test flight with the Dragon capsule is scheduled for launch early Saturday morning. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)

Crew capsule rockets toward space station with test dummy

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This undated photo made available by SpaceX on Feb 6, 2019 shows the Dragon crew capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where the Saturn Vs and space shuttles were launched. On Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, NASA and SpaceX announced the approval of an unmanned test flight for the new commercial capsule. (SpaceX via AP)

NASA, SpaceX OK 1st test flight of crew capsule next week

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 file photo, technicians stand next to the SpaceIL lunar module, an unmanned spacecraft, on display in a special clean room during a press tour of their facility near Tel Aviv, Israel. SpaceIL and the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries plan to launch the lunar lander on a SpaceX Falcon rocket Thursday night, Feb. 21, 2019, from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch

Associated Press

First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 file photo, SpaceX's Dragon capsule, right, sits in a SpaceX hangar in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, officials set March 2 as the latest launch date for an unmanned test. If the demo goes well, two NASA astronauts will take a test flight in July. (AP Photo/Marcia Dunn)

NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of 1st new astronaut capsule

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 29, 2011 file photo, space shuttle Endeavour crew member Mike Fincke waves to onlookers after arriving for a practice countdown at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2019, astronaut Eric Boe was pulled from the upcoming test flight for unspecified medical reasons, after more than three years of training. Taking his seat will be Fincke, a former space station commander. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASA replaces astronaut on Boeing’s 1st crew launch

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2019 file photo, a motorcyclist rides near the SpaceX prototype Starship hopper at the Boca Chica Beach site in Texas. SpaceX says it will build its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles, dealing another blow to the local economy only days after the company announced massive layoffs. The Southern California-based company announced Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 that test versions of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket will be assembled at its Texas launch facility in a move to streamline operations. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

SpaceX to build Mars ships in Texas, not Los Angeles

Associated Press

The Latest: 10 new Iridium satellites delivered to orbit

Associated Press

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. The rocket is carrying the U.S. Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year

Associated Press

Launch of next generation GPS satellite postponed for 1 day

Associated Press

SpaceX employees gather for a group photo in front of the Dragon capsule at a SpaceX hangar in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The capsule is being readied for a January test flight, minus a crew. (AP Photo/Marcia Dunn)

Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsule

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump poised to order new military Space Command

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times