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USSF-70 was reassigned from Falcon Heavy to Vulcan.
The U.S. Space Force was established to recognize space as a warfighting domain.
The X-37B is an unmanned, reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force that conducts long-duration orbital missions.
Vulcan is grounded due to the USSF-87 SRB anomaly.
The Space Force will take a crawl, walk, run approach to capabilities acquired through the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
NASA and the U.S. Space Force estimate a 1 in 4,200 risk of debris from Van Allen Probe A hitting anyone on the ground.
Operation Epic Fury marked the operational debut of the U.S. Space Force in a high-intensity conflict.
In the transition period, ULA reported a backlog of more than 80 missions, including Space Force missions and dozens of Vulcan launches booked for Amazon’s LEO broadband constellation.
The Space Force will not launch national security payloads on Vulcan until the investigation into the Vulcan anomaly is complete and the cause is corrected.
The Centaur upper stage of the later Vulcan mission successfully deployed a Space Force payload into geostationary orbit despite the solid rocket motor anomaly.
As Operation Epic Fury entered its second week, the U.S. Space Force pivoted to a sustainment and targeting phase.
The U.S. Space Force is drafting guidance for maneuverable satellite refueling and orbital warfare tactics.
NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission lifted off on Friday 13 February at 5:15 local time (11:15 CET) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission lifted off on Friday 13 February at 5:15 local time (11:15 CET) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Sierra Space has won more than $1.5 billion in defense contracts since 2023, including work with the Space Development Agency and the U.S. Space Force.
The Index assessed that the U.S. Space Force is years away from being able to contribute to a conflict that relies on space-based assets.
The Index assigned the U.S. Space Force a weak score on readiness, a downgrade from the prior year’s marginal score.
The Index gave the U.S. Space Force a marginal score on capability and found it unprepared to take over missions shifting to orbit that were historically conducted by the U.S. Air Force.
The Heritage Foundation’s Index of US Military Strength rated the U.S. Space Force overall as "marginal."
The Index gave the U.S. Space Force a marginal score on capacity, citing shortfalls in communications, weather prediction, space domain awareness, and ground infrastructure.