Rosetta Mission Comes to An End
Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, is dead, setting down Friday on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Radio signals from Rosetta flatlined at 7:19 am after it did a soft belly-flop.
Pax River Tricare Center to Close
Tricare healthcare center to close in the spring due to cost cutting effort. Face-to-face services will be replaced by toll-free phone and online access.
Civilian, Contractor Job Cut Targets Remain in Senate Bill
Though a House version has no provision for workforce reduction, the Senate’s defense bill targets up to 36,000 jobs.