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The U.S. Space Force was created on Dec. 20, 2019. The Space Force exists as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force, lead by the Chief of Space Operations.
Medium-Earth orbit—the range of space 2,000 to 35,786 kilometers above the surface mostly known as the home of GPS satellites and not much else—has been getting more and more attention from the Space Force in recent years. In its latest move, the service is eyeing ...
Air Force Reservists specializing in space-related roles can apply to become full-time Guardians from June 1 to Nov. 30. Applications for part-time Guardian roles will open in 2026.
The Space Force has awarded six-month contracts to six different companies to develop plans for improving the service’s electronic warfare training capabilities—the latest move in USSF’s efforts to upgrade its test and training infrastructure.
As the commercial and military space sectors continue their rapid growth, the Space Force is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade its launch facilities—and will ponder expansion to other locations, a top general said May 21.
Russia launched a counterspace weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite on May 16, U.S. officials said, as tensions between the two countries in space continue to ratchet up. U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood first disclosed the existence of the Russian counterspace weapon during ...