# Newt Gingrich

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## Timeline

- **2027-01-29**: Project Meridian final report due — The 120-day deadline ends with an unclassified public report and a separate classified annex for military leadership.
- **2026-10-01**: Hegseth unveils Project Meridian — Secretary Pete Hegseth announces Project Meridian during his State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, naming Musk, Luckey, and Gingrich as co-directors.
- **2026-10-01**: Initial secure work session held — Hegseth meets with Musk, Luckey, and Gingrich in a secure facility near the stage immediately after the speech to begin the project.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Musk to Co-Lead 120-Day Pentagon Study on Cislunar Future Warfare
2026-10-01 03:08:59 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

A new Pentagon panel co-directed by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich has a 120-day mandate to map warfighting domains from subterranean depths to the cislunar frontier. The space-facing review will deliver a public report and classified annex around late January 2027.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/project-meridian-cislunar-space-defense

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