The Space Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites, depicted here, serve a neighborhood watch function in geosynchronous orbit. (U.S. Air Force) The Space Force is ...

As the Space Force enters 2026 amid escalating threats from China and Russia, it faces a pivotal year as it transitions to ...

Illustration of congestion in geostationary orbit. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force will evaluate commercial alternatives to its bespoke military ...

Rocket Lab’s exhibit at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit; Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is changing how it evaluates risk for launch missions, using tiered mission ...

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) recently successfully launched BlueBird 6, the largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit at nearly 2,400 square feet--over three ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A Space Force program that buys commercial satellite imagery and analytics has seen success across combatant commands—and with a plus-up from Congress, the service hopes to ...

A sweeping Space Force acquisition review geared toward finding avenues for more commercial integration appears to have given the service a head start in aligning with several Trump administration ...

President Donald Trump announces the Golden Dome missile defense shield alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Kevin Cramer, and Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Oval Office in May 2025. A revolution ...

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 ...

When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role as ...

Bigger and more powerful rockets could be launching in the years ahead from Vandenberg base in Southern California. Will ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University, already known as the Cradle of Astronauts, is now establishing itself among the academic leaders for the U.S. Space Force with research and initiatives ...