The U.S. Space Force (USSF) turns six years old today. The youngest branch of the U.S. military was established on December 20, 2019, with the passage of the John S. McCain National Defense ...

Guardians will use sharks, snakes, and mythological creatures to draw inspiration for satellites and orbital warfare.

The US Space Force awarded multiple small contracts to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors, looking for progress with a technology that has yet to be proven but forms a crucial part of ...

General Chance Saltzman’s newly released Vector 2025 is the clearest articulation yet of the U.S. Space Force’s purpose, priorities, and philosophy. It captures the seriousness of today’s contested ...

A little more than a century ago, the US Army Air Service came up with a scheme for naming the military’s multiplying fleet of airplanes. The 1924 aircraft designation code produced memorable names ...

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Today, guardians go to space only in popular misconception, but tomorrow? There might be solid tactical reasons to put Space Force personnel in orbit, argues a new report from the Mitchell Institute ...

U.S. Army soldiers set up satellite nodes at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Space Force is looking to increase buys of commercial satcom to supplement military systems. Credit: U.S. Indo-Pacific ...

The U.S. Space Force is hoping to get its own permanent opposition force for training, this time in orbit. Specifically, the service is looking at sending up satellites into space to serve as ...

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex remains open during the government shutdown. Admission to Kennedy Space Center starts at $77 for adults and $67 for kids. Senior and military discounts are ...

The Space Intelligence Production Cell at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base — which held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Friday — will be on the front line of informing national leaders of ...

Working from computer screens in chilly rooms, the force has emerged as a vital part of America’s war machine amid increased competition from China and Russia. It looked more like a satellite ...