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 announced its intention to leverage digital design technology for satellite design, testing, and space modeling.
General Crosier was responsible for aerospace and satellite services with the USAF and was involved in the establishment of the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center selected ASTRA LLC to develop and demonstrate an Electro-Optical/Infrared LEO-based cloud characterization solution called RROCI to support U.S. warfighter operations.
A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink broadband spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:19 a.m. EST.
The Biden administration is not revisiting the decision to establish the Space Force.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki received criticism for her comments regarding the importance of the Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force is working with international partners to develop norms of behavior in outer space.
The Biden administration supports the Space Force to focus greater attention and resources on growing security challenges in space.
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations, expressed pride in the guardians of the Space Force and the value of their work.
The U.S. Space Force plans to work closely with the commercial space industry to access privately funded innovation in launch vehicles and satellites.
Rep. Mike Rogers, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, called for an apology from Psaki for her comments on the Space Force.
NASA training tools developed for spaceflight have been modified for U.S. Space Force purposes and deployed to operational centers for guardians to use.
ASTRA LLC was selected by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop and demonstrate an Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) LEO-based cloud characterization solution named RROCI.
In 2020 the U.S. Space Force competitively selected ULA’s Vulcan Centaur as the best-value launch provider for 60 percent of launches occurring through 2027.
The U.S. Space Force is the nation’s first new military branch since the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947.
The U.S. Air Force selected L3Harris in April 2019 to design prototype payloads and mission concepts that evolved into the U.S. Space Force’s medium-Earth orbit track custody demonstration.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $2,400,000,000 contract to Northrop Grumman for two Next-Gen OPIR polar orbit satellites.
The U.S. Space Force plans to spend an estimated $12,000,000,000 over the next several years on a new system called Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR).
The Space Force is projected to spend $2,000,000,000 on a government-owned open platform known as FORGE, short for Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution.
The U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.