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 ...

The United States Space Force is exploring options to use its new Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to facilitate on-demand launches for getting much needed capabilities on orbit quickly. Col.

The Space Force today released descriptions of seven commercial satellite communications needs expected in fiscal year 2026, including maneuverable satellite services.

The Space Force’s recent contract with aerospace firm Vantor to provide for better situational awareness in space highlights how even hybrid warfare is moving its way to the cosmos. The United ...

SpaceX's 8th (and likely final) rocket launch of the month from California is coming up. Will the Falcon 9 be visible in ...

For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a prime location 35,000 kilometers above Earth that provides unique ...

The service is amid an organizational transformation, aligning acquisition programs with mission areas under units it calls systems deltas. The change, along with the commercial strategy signed in ...

SpaceX will provide a livestream of its upcoming Falcon 9 rocket launch from California, its second since Saturday, Oct. 25 ...

SpaceX is planning yet another Falcon 9 liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base just two days after its last rocket ...

SpaceX is planning to wrap up a busy month from the West Coast with its eighth rocket launch of October from Southern ...

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 ...