U.S. Space Force

Trump signs order creating commission to establish a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy for technical and leadership training.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Editors discusses the latest developments with the NRO, the Victus Haze rendezvous and proximity operations missions, and what awaits the new slate of U.S. defense and intelligence space leadership.

The U.S. Space Force’s innovation arm has awarded millions of dollars to 11 startups looking to take new technologies from the prototyping phase to demos.

President Trump has issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at reinvigorating leadership in space transportation.

HEO plans to integrate Planet Labs’ SkySat Earth observation constellation into its spacecraft surveillance network.

As space domain awareness grows in importance, Astranis has introduced a new spacecraft to detect and assess objects in higher orbits.

Departing Spacecom chief Gen. Stephen Whiting calls for space fires and counter p-LEO systems as top priorities.

The Space Force awards Impulse Space two additional "Victus Salo" missions under a $27 million contract modification.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Denver-based Voyager Technologies a contract to develop an advanced space-to-space communications capability.

The Senate on Aug. 6 confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the third uniformed leader of the U.S. Space Force.

Mitsubishi Electric is partnering with a startup to bring radar technology to the Asia-Pacific region.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

K2 Space Secures U.S. Space Force Optical Link Work

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $615 million across three further contracts to work on Space-Base Airborne Moving Target Indicator capabilities.

Germany, Sweden, Canada and the U.S. are expanding launch infrastructure as military demand strains existing spaceport capacity.

K2 Space is deepening its work with the Pentagon, securing a hosted payload contract from the U.S. Space Force.

The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a decade-long program for testing and training infrastructure, and has tapped 15 companies for the contractor pool.

Rocket Lab plans suborbital launches from Alaska under a new Space Force missile defense contract through 2028.

True Anomaly completed the first spacecraft pursuit phase of the U.S. Space Force's Victus Haze demonstration mission.

With the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle, in-space servicing finally appears to be on the brink of a breakout moment.

A trio of senior officials is on deck, ready to usher in a new era of U.S. military space.

U.S. SPACE FORCE boosts NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 ceiling value... RAYTHEON gets $1.8b radar award... PIPER ties up with AURA AERO...

In his final address, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman urged the Space Force to manage certain challenges.

The U.S. Space Force expects initial regional space-based moving target indication within two years, with full constellation delivery by 2028.