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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ULA is preparing for its first two national security launches of Vulcan for the Space Force.
The ESPA has generated an estimated $2 billion in mission capabilities through its transition to industry and the operational Space Force.
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations of the US Space Force, introduced the theory of Competitive Endurance during his keynote address at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 7, 2023.
The Mitchell Institute’s report argued that Competitive Endurance does not address key issues threatening the Space Force’s success.
Gen. Saltzman expressed concerns about the Space Force keeping pace with China amid budget constraints during his March 26 visit.
Borderplex Alliance received $19.8 million from the first tranche to support construction of office space for companies working with the Space Force.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen stated that launch cadence will be higher in 2025 than in 2024.
SpaceX is driving the surge in US launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center, and Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Space Force has projected spending $1.3 billion on the 'Spaceport of the Future' initiative from fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
InnoCube was launched on January 14, 2025, at 11:09 AM local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with a Falcon 9 rocket.
Of SpaceX’s 134 missions in 2024, 62 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 26 launched from Kennedy Space Center, and 46 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Space Launch Delta 45 is based at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida and is a United States Space Force unit responsible for managing space launch operations on the East Coast.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center hosted 93 launches in 2024, up from 74 launches in 2023.
SpaceX accounted for 88 of 93 launches from the Eastern Range in Florida, which includes Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.
The Space Force awarded SpaceX access to SLC-6, also known as Slick Six, in 2023 after the final launch of United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 from the site.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off 2024-12-28 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California deploying 22 Starlink satellites.
The California Coastal Commission voted in October to reject a consistency determination from the Space Force seeking to increase Vandenberg Falcon 9 launches from 36 to 50 per year.
The Falcon 9 carrying the four Astranis satellites lifted off at 12:00 a.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The Jackal AOV was deployed into orbit as part of SpaceX’s Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Cluster 11 launched on 2024-12-20 via launch integrator Exolaunch as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.