The Falcon 9 rocket that carried the Space Development Agency's new satellites, shortly before launch. (photo courtesy Space Development Agency). By Nicholas Slayton, Published by Task & Purpose, 18 February 2024 The move comes even as Space Force pushes to build out its orbital infrastructure. The United States Space Force
A composite image showing rows of Starlink satellites awaiting deployment into low Earth orbit in front of a picture of Earth taken from the International Space Station. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 February 2024 There are still well over 5,000 operational Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Feb. 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT). (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 14 February 2024 USSF-124 will send six satellites to orbit — two for the Missile Defense Agency
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Environmental and Tactical Surveillance Delta fulfills Defense Department requirements for access to weather data. Credit: Environmental and Tactical Surveillance Delta By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 31 January 2024 BALTIMORE – Over the next couple of months, the U.S. Space Force organization responsible for
Capt. Daniel Reynolds (right) became the first Space Force Guardian to earn the Ranger tab. (Photo U.S. Army). By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 31 January 2024 The first U.S. Space Force guardian will be launched into space this summer. “There is a guardian going into space via NASA
Illustration of the Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker, or GAS-T. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 January 2024 The company’s Passive Refueling Module is the first to be officially adopted as an interface standard for military satellites. The Space Force also will support Northrop Grumman’s development
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Todd Harrison, Published by Defense One, 22 January 2024 The chief of space operations’ revelatory paper should be read across the Joint Force. Last week, the chief of space operations publicly released a white paper he has been talking about for the past year.
