Mike Gruss
Mike Gruss is a veteran defense reporter and Editor-in-Chief of Sightline Media Group, which includes Army Times, Air Force Times, Dense News, Military Times and Navy Times. From 2013 to 2016, Mike served as a Senior Staff Writer for SpaceNews covering national security space programs and military space policy in the U.S. Congress. Mike earned a bachelor's degree in English and American Studies from Miami University and has previously wrote for the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Virginian-Pilot in Virginia before joining SpaceNews. Prior to joining Sightline in 2017, he was a senior editor of FedTech magazine covering technology in federal government. You can see Mike's latest project on Twitter.
Latest articles by Mike Gruss
![United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Prepared for Stacking](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PynygLFVgusDiT6ZbAcdoT-320-80.jpg)
Court Bars US Launch Provider from Buying Russian-built Rocket Engines
By Mike Gruss published
![A close-up look at the landing legs on a private SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on April 14, 2014. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station, then attempt to retur](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHzM74AZmqxxDzHeVdVsk-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Formally Protests US Air Force's Rocket Launch Block Buy Contracts
By Mike Gruss, Dan Leone published
![Artist's Concept of DARPA's XS-1 Vehicle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yZEnkYx6ZrwiekKmbYNLVh-320-80.jpg)
US Military's XS-1 Space Plane Project Seeks $27 Million in 2015 Funding
By Mike Gruss published
![SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and SES-8 Lift Off](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kTEdbLY9ErBW5acKxhXJ48-320-80.jpg)
US Air Force Certifies SpaceX's Debut Launch of Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
By Mike Gruss published
![This computer illustration depicts the density of space junk around Earth in low-Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DH6VBBugq7TLux3ADLH5Jd-320-80.jpg)
US Military's 'Space Fence' Shutdown Will Weaken Orbital Surveillance Network
By Mike Gruss published
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