U.S. Space Force

A pair of prototypes for the MDA's Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program reached orbit following launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new command focused on creating requirements for future systems.

China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.

New office outlines plans for future servicing, mobility and logistics.

The lack of fiscal 2024 appropriations will have a substantial impact on U.S. Space Force operations unless Congress can approve a new spending bill.

Industry partners should also be able to participate in Space Force wargames and exercises to be exposed to what operating in a conflict will look like.

The U.S. Space Force is deep in planning for Rocket Cargo operations.

At these margins, it is a challenge for the Space Force, argues Kristyn Jones, who is performing the duties of the under secretary of the Air Force.

Company leader Marc Bell has rebuffed calls for his resignation.

Astroscale U.S. has unveiled details of the concept of operations for its in-space refueler spacecraft being developed for the U.S. Space Force.

Long-awaited strategies outlining how the Pentagon and the U.S. Space Force want to work with industry are finally set to be released.

The Pentagon recently outlined a new focus on reducing the classification of space programs.

Space tech companies largely shrugged off 2023’s broad slowdown in VC investment given their strategic importance, according to the latest Seraphim Space Index.

The U.S. Space Development Agency has awarded three companies $2.5 billion worth of contracts to supply 54 Tranche 2 missile Tracking Layer satellites.

Readers write about cubesats and space debris, remote/virtual ATC towers and Boeing coverage. Plus: Corrections to the Dec. 25, 2023-Jan. 14, 2024, issue.

Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

U.S. military space operational commands got new leaders this week, as two recently confirmed generals took over Spacecom and the U.S. Space Force’s SpOC.

The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.

Space Force installations have Air Force uniformed security forces, logistics personnel and civil engineers who continue to function.

The U.S. Space Force says its personnel track more than 6,500 potential missile events each month.

Bad weather has delayed Intuitive Machines, Inc.’s planned launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander to no earlier than mid-February, the company said.

The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

The U.S. Space Force has finished a draft concept of operations for ground-moving target indication missions from space.

The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.