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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Collins Aerospace was one of three companies selected on 2020-07-08 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to develop new GPS handheld devices for the U.S. military.
Jessica Williams, launch weather officer at the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Space Wing, assessed an 80% chance of acceptable weather for the 2020-07-30 launch attempt and a 90% chance if the launch slips one day.
The report recommends that the U.S. Space Force provide safety-of-navigation services in cislunar space to support America’s return to the Moon.
The House of Representatives adopted an amendment in the House version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act requiring the U.S. Space Force to use the U.S. Navy’s rank structure.
Any Space Force plans to introduce a new, independent rank structure are on hold until Congress passes the final 2021 NDAA.
The Senate version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act does not include the provision requiring the Space Force to use Navy ranks.
The Space Force is investing in satellites to provide secure and continuous communications in the North Polar Region.
The Arctic strategy assigns the Space Force responsibility to work closely with allies, partners, and the private sector to establish relationships that address common goals in space and the Arctic region.
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center and the U.K. Ministry of Defence conducted a demonstration of the Protected Tactical Waveform over the Skynet satellite system on 2020-07-13.
The U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.
Congress directed the Department of Defense to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force by October 2022.
The 2,410 airmen were selected from more than 8,500 airmen who applied to transfer to the Space Force.
On 2020-07-16, the U.S. Space Force selected 2,410 airmen to transfer to the new branch beginning 2020-09-01.
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center acquired the NROL-129 launch through the Rocket Systems Launch Program.
The 2020 NDAA requires that a senior acquisition executive position for the Space Force be established by 2022.
The Space Force headquarters, known as the Office of the Chief of Space Operations (OCSO), will be led by a four-star general and a four-star vice chief.
The chief technology and innovation officer will be a senior civilian official focused on creating a tech-focused culture within the Space Force.
The Space Force will need a four-star and four three-star billets to be transferred from the other services to fill top spots.
Incoming staff director Saltzman is a likely candidate for one of the three-star Space Force posts.
The U.S. Space Force's Pentagon headquarters will have a leaner staff structure than traditional military service headquarters.