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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The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris Technologies a $120,700,000 contract to produce ground-based communications jammers to block adversaries’ satellite transmissions.
Capella Space signed and maintained contracts with the US Navy, US Air Force, National Geospatial Agency, In-Q-Tel, the Space Development Agency, and the US Space Force to provide on-demand, high-resolution SAR data and analytics for the US government.
Kathleen Howell is developing trajectories intended to aid the U.S. Space Force in monitoring cislunar space.
New orbital elements published by the U.S. Space Force indicate Shiyan-10 performed small burns to raise its perigee to about 567 x 40,428 km.
U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron published data showing the Shiyan-10 payload entered a geosynchronous transfer orbit of 177 x 40,105 km with a 51-degree inclination.
Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond and Republic of Korea Air Force chief of staff Gen. Park In-ho reached an agreement on 2021-08-27 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado to strengthen bilateral space partnership.
The current headquarters of U.S. Space Command is at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs.
Under the 2021-08-27 agreement, the Republic of Korea Air Force will join U.S. Space Force-led joint military drills aimed at bolstering defense capabilities in outer space.
United Launch Alliance planned the STP-3 launch for the U.S. Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2021-11-22.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Air Force to create an office titled assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration to oversee Space Force programs.
Under the CRADA, Embedded Ventures will work with SpaceWERX, a Space Force organization created to build ties with commercial industry and startups.
Embedded Ventures signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Space Force under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) on 2021-10-13.
Rocket Lab last performed an Electron launch on 2021-07-29 flying a mission for the U.S. Space Force.
All 395 enlisted Space Force recruits in fiscal year 2021 were U.S. citizens.
The Space Force in fiscal year 2021 signed up 395 enlisted guardians and nine officers.
Of the 395 enlisted Space Force recruits in fiscal year 2021, 36% had roughly one semester of college and 11% held bachelor’s degrees.
A business accelerator funded by the U.S. Space Force selected 13 startups and 11 university teams to compete for $100,000 awards.
Orbital Micro Systems is preparing to launch an updated version of its GEMS satellite called GEMS2 in 2022 with microwave radiometers designed and manufactured by OMS with support from the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Lockheed Martin, and the UK Space Agency.
The next GEMS2 satellites, being readied for launch in early 2022, carry microwave radiometers designed and manufactured by OMS with support from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, and the UK Space Agency.
U.S. Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio) raised concerns that the Space Force creating a separate organization could duplicate work performed by NASIC.