Aerospace startup chooses Colorado over Florida for headquarters
A company that is developing an orbital platform to manufacture products in space or recycle space debris has chosen Colorado as its headquarters. State officials said Thursday that startup...
View ArticleAI brings the robot wingman to aerial combat
By Eric Lipton, The New York Times EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — It is powered into flight by a rocket engine. It can fly a distance equal to the width of China. It has a stealthy design and is capable...
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Future of Colorado Air National Guard unit at Buckley is at risk as F-16s...
The year 2028 looms large for the Colorado Air National Guard at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora. The guard’s F-16s — fighter jets referred to as Fighting Falcons — are getting old, with most...
View ArticleThe Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from...
By TARA COPP (Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But...
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At Pueblo wind tower factory, President Joe Biden cites economic progress:...
PUEBLO — President Joe Biden, surrounded by American flags and standing against a backdrop of massive steel tubes destined for wind turbines, attempted to pound home the economic benefits of his...
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Former Denver Post journalist Kirk Mitchell remembered as “a dogged...
Kirk Mitchell relished making sense of a mystery. It’s no secret how the longtime Denver Post reporter earned himself the nickname Kirk “Cold Case” Mitchell following years of dedicated coverage of...
View ArticleMiss Colorado makes history as first active service member to be crowned Miss...
On Sunday night, Colorado’s Madison Marsh was crowned Miss America 2024. Marsh is a 22-year-old officer in the U.S. Air Force and the first active duty service member to ever win the title. “I’m very...
View ArticleUS airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in...
By MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring...
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Wildfires burn at Air Force Academy, Fort Carson on Colorado’s second day of...
Four wildfires burned Monday in Colorado Springs as critical fire weather conditions blew across the eastern part of the state. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)Water is dropped on a fire on a hill...
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Republicans pick former ICE field office director to challenge Rep. Jason...
The table has been set for the November matchup in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, with Republicans this week choosing former federal immigration official John Fabbricatore to face off against...
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