U.S. Space Force

The U.S. Space Force has identified the 12 companies currently on contract to develop space-based interceptors ahead of a planned 2028 demonstration.

The Blue Origin New Glenn’s AST SpaceMobile deployment mishap has ramifications beyond the satellite services provider.

The U.S. Space Force may finally be getting serious about highly maneuverable spacecraft, as satellite builders debut new platforms.

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first prototype contracts in support of the Kronos program.

More than 40 companies have expressed interest in elements of the Aerospace Corp.-developed DiskSat flat satellite platform.

One of the U.S. Space Force’s main acquisition offices could soon undergo a significant revamp.

SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force launched the 10th GPS III satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket on April 21 from Cape Canaveral SFS.

The U.S. Space Force on April 20 announced it is canceling its long-delayed GPS ground control system after lengthy speculation on its future.

AST SpaceMobile says it will need to deorbit BlueBird 7 after Blue Origin placed the satellite in an “off-nominal” orbit following its launch on a New Glenn rocket.

Air Force leaders say on-orbit data proves space-based moving target indication works amid new contracts and a $7 billion push to field new satellites rapidly.

The Artemis II flight test around the Moon has galvanized attention on cislunar space well beyond NASA.

When OMB's fiscal 2027 budget request was unveiled, what stood out for the U.S. Space Force was a sizable win for its overall budget, a record $71 billion.

Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems have created a new satellite platform from existing company components, aiming to fill a gap in their current spacecraft offerings, the company announced April 16.

The U.S. Air Force seeks a multiyear procurement framework for air- and spacecraft similar to recent munitions agreements.

The Department of the Air Force has awarded the base contract for new space-based air moving target indication systems.

The U.S. Space Force has picked Blue Origin to advance in discussions to lease Space Launch Complex-14 at Vandenberg SFB, California, for vertical launch operations.

The U.S. Space Force is exploring options to still use the Vulcan rocket heavy-lift launch vehicle for less-complex missions.

The U.S. Space Force’s senior acquisition official is telling industry to prepare for significant satellite production contracts should the fiscal 2027 budget request.

HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is ready to take the White House’s opening fiscal 2027 defense spending bid as the new minimum funding level.

The U.S. Space Force has picked 14 vendors to build space domain awareness satellites over the next decade for a new constellation in geosynchronous orbit.

The flagship GPS upgrade in the U.S. Space Force's domain is years late, billions of dollars over budget and still not operational.

U.S. Space Force helped to make sure Artemis II's trajectory was clear using one of its newest space domain awareness systems—the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System, or ATLAS.

The U.S. Space Force is set to double its R&D funding, with a focus on missile warning satellites, classified programs and advanced space technologies.

On-orbit servicing startup Starfish Space raised more than $100 million in a Series B funding round, buoyed by a satellite deorbiting contract with the U.S.