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Rami Ismail was at his home in the Netherlands when his phone began to buzz, buzz and buzz again. Ismail, a videogame ...
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What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?
On paper, the USSF is dedicated to defending U.S. interests in space. More specifically, the USSF is charged with protecting ...
When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed space as the “world’s newest warfighting domain.” Five years later, the Space Force is fully embracing its role ...
The Space Force's new framework describes how the service, which was created just five years ago, thinks about warfighting in space. (Alex Brandon/AP) The Space Force has been upping its rhetoric ...
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on April 17 released its most explicit ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is changing how it evaluates risk for launch missions, using tiered mission assurance standards that could expand opportunities for newer commercial providers.
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Why Does America Have a “Space Force”?
While the Space Force makes sense in strategic and practical terms, the service’s creation marks an ominous signal for those ...
The National Reconnaissance Office, in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A Space Force program that buys commercial satellite imagery and analytics has seen success across combatant commands—and with a plus-up from Congress, the service ...