Johnston Atoll is home to 14 tropical bird species. “The Department of the Air Force has elected to hold the preparation of the Johnston Atoll Environmental Assessment for a proposed rocket cargo ...

The U.S. military is seeking to turn a remote Pacific wildlife refuge into a landing site for SpaceX rockets, a move that could ultimately advance military capabilities but could also threaten a rare ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Johnston Atoll, with its Hawaiian name Kalama, is about 825 miles southwest of Hawaii in the Central Pacific. The unincorporated U.S. territory is in a preserve called the ...

A Coast Guard HC-130 evacuates personnel off Johnston Atoll due to a hurricane threat in 2019. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is set to launch an environmental impact ...

Hawaii conservation groups are voicing their opposition to plans by the U.S. Space Force to conduct cargo rocket testing at Johnston Atoll, a national wildlife refuge in the Pacific.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A project proposed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the ...

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll, according to a report this week in ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 29, 2025 (ENS) – Sheltering island habitats, coral reefs, and open ocean, the seven national wildlife refuges of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument stretch ...