News

Space.com on MSN1d
Private Astroscale probe will refuel Space Force satellites high above Earth on landmark 2026 mission
Launch is scheduled for summer 2026. Astroscale's 660-pound (300 kilograms) APS-R Refueler spacecraft will head for the ...
Space.com on MSN3d
Keeping space safe is the 'ultimate team sport', and the US Space Force has a new playbook
The next goal of Space Force's new international strategy is to "enhance interoperability and information sharing", meaning ...
Defense One2d
Space Force's intelligence ‘marketplace’ gets funds to expand
Congress gave the Space Force an additional $40 million last month in the continuing resolution deal to buy more TacSRT ...
Space Force awards $13.7 billion in contracts to SpaceX and two others for national security missions
SpaceX secured the largest share of the contracts, landing $5.9 billion for 28 launches. Meanwhile, ULA snatched $5.4 billion ...
Manchester High School Alum Joins US Space Force
Ryan Sogness, Manchester Class of 2020, was in the Air Force Junior ROTC in high school. He is now a U.S. Space Force ...
Defense One3d
Space Force preps ‘international space strategy’ as US-ally ties fray
The service plans to unveil the "International Space Strategy” in the coming weeks, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance ...
Defense News on MSN16d
Space Force adds Rocket Lab, Stoke Space to launch vendor pool
The two companies will join three others selected last summer, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.
GeekWire8d
Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement for future national security launches. “It’s an honor and huge ...