The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in December 2019. Its primary role is to organize, train, and equip space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space by ensuring space superiority. The USSF manages space launch operations, satellite operations, space environment surveillance, and satellite defense, and partners with organizations like NASA on space domain awareness and planetary defense. Key areas of focus include missile warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
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Astra Space, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTR) was awarded a launch task order for Rocket 4 through the United States Space Force’s Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 contract.
Space Force officials rated the recent L3Harris communications upgrade milestone at a 100 percent success rate.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $145,000,000 contract for option year four of the MOSSAIC program.
Firefly Aerospace’s medium-lift rocket is being designed to support the requirements of the U.S. Space Force National Security Space Launch Phase 3.
The Space Force expects to start awarding NSSL Phase 3 contracts to launch providers in 2025 for missions that would start launching in 2027.
Barry is expected to launch into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California in June 2023.
The U.S. Space Force is considering sharing cyber threat information across coalitions and potentially jointly buying or building unique cyber-defense systems with partners.
The Department of Defense and the U.S. Space Force have created an ecosystem of organizations that fund research and prototyping projects, including the Defense Innovation Unit, SpaceWERX, AFWERX, and the Space Enterprise Consortium.
Spire Global launched three satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The nine satellites were launched on the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Last year Rogue was awarded 12 Phase 1 SBIR and STTR contracts from the U.S. Space Force and the National Science Foundation.
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman has championed cultural changes in the U.S. Space Force, including new ways to recruit talent and work with the private sector.
Orbital Sidekick has government contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force.
The Space Force expected Vulcan to launch its first national security mission in late 2023 but that now appears unlikely.
U.S. Space Command operates larger workforces at operational field units at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal year 2024 budget request includes $584,000,000 for space-tracking programs, which is $100,000,000 more than the 2023 allocation.
HawkEye 360’s Cluster 7 next-generation satellites deployed to orbit after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California during the Transporter-7 mission.
Through the Tactically Responsive Space-3 mission, the U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch a Millennium-built satellite on a Firefly Aerospace rocket.
Electron has been providing access to orbit since 2018 and has successfully deployed satellites for NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, DARPA, and the U.S. Space Force.
Lamborn conveyed to Space Force officials the importance of informing the public and Congress about national security risks from rival powers deploying anti-satellite weapons.