U.S. Space Force

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

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

By Vivienne Machi
One of the U.S. Space Force’s main acquisition offices could soon undergo a significant revamp.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
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.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
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.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The Artemis II flight test around the Moon has galvanized attention on cislunar space well beyond NASA.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Air Force seeks a multiyear procurement framework for air- and spacecraft similar to recent munitions agreements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is exploring options to still use the Vulcan rocket heavy-lift launch vehicle for less-complex missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The flagship GPS upgrade in the U.S. Space Force's domain is years late, billions of dollars over budget and still not operational.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
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.
Satellites

By Joe Anselmo, Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi, Steve Trimble
Editors delve into the winners and losers in the White House’s $1.5 trillion defense spending plan.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The Trump administration wants to fund the U.S. Space Force’s request for a larger budget in fiscal 2027, and then some.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The space company is scaling its lunar plans to match NASA’s new ambitions and returning to a rapid launch cadence.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
As Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman prepares for the end of his time leading the U.S. Space Force, he is looking 15 years into the future and 232 years into the past.
Budget, Policy & Regulation