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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Lieutenant General Gregory Gagnon, head of U.S. Space Command, attributes the success of these operations to the "invisible frontline" of space consisting of uninterrupted coverage from sensors and space systems managed by Space Force guardians.
In June of last year, U.S. Space Force personnel helped detect retaliatory missiles launched by Iran during Operation Midnight Hammer.
Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado is one of the locations from which Space Force guardians manage space sensors and systems.
U.S. officials are pursuing expansion of the size and capabilities of the U.S. Space Force through programs such as the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP).
Space Force guardians provide deployed forces with satellite communications, GPS navigation, missile warning, and other essential space capabilities.
Slingshot Aerospace works with the U.S. Space Force, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA to provide a unified operational picture by linking tracking data, advanced AI, and secure data-sharing frameworks.
The report concludes that as NASA, the Space Force, and other agencies rely more heavily on industry, they must institutionalize lessons learned, develop analytical tools for smarter buying, and continuously reassess how criticality, complexity, capital needs, and market conditions shape the appropriate mix of public and private risk.
The report cites the U.S. Space Force's "Front Door" office as an example of an enterprise-focused hub for industry engagement.
On Feb. 12 the U.S. Space Force observed an irregular plume emerging from one of Vulcan Centaur’s four solid rocket motors early in the flight.
KBR secured two task orders totaling $103 million to support Space Force capability development.
The funding in the LinQuest Corp. modification is aimed at ensuring the technical baseline and operational readiness of critical U.S. Space Force assets.
KBR secured two task orders totaling $103 million to support Space Force capability development.
U.S. Space Forces Northern (SPACEFOR-NORTH) is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado.
Voyager recovered the solid rocket boosters from the USSF-106 mission.
The LinQuest modification funding is aimed at ensuring the technical baseline and operational readiness of critical U.S. Space Force assets.
The mission is designated New Glenn-3 (NG-3) and will depart from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Momentus delivered a Vigoride orbital service vehicle to Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the SpaceX Transporter-16 mission planned for next month.
Space Force Col. Eric Zarybnisky is the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for assured access to space.
Engineering and integration work under the LinQuest modification is expected to reach completion by February 26, 2026 and transition into operational Space Force frameworks.
U.S. Space Forces Northern (SPACEFOR-NORTH) is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado.