U.S. Space Force

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceWerx and The Aerospace Corp. help commercial space companies and prospective government customers get on the same page about technology readiness levels.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Two years ago, the U.S. Space Force rebranded its Commercial Services Office to become the Commercial Space Office.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched the intelligence agency’s NROL-145 mission on April 20.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office is surveying companies for information about geostationary satellite buses.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The NRO and the U.S. Space Force successfully launched multiple national security payloads for the intelligence agency’s NROL-174 mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The release of the Space Warfighting Framework on April 17 sharpens the U.S. Space Force's public focus on its role in counterspace operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
SpaceWERX has awarded Outpost Technologies a $1.8 million contract to develop and test a subscale prototype of its deployable thermal protection system.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force awarded seven of nine missions in its next series of high-priority national security missions to SpaceX.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to award the next contract for new missile-tracking satellites in medium-Earth orbit about three months behind schedule.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
Startup Umbra has received a Strategic Funding Increase contract from SpaceWERX to develop a synthetic aperture radar satellite that can tip-and-cue targets.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is using many terms to describe a mission area where satellites can move in space and continue operating even under duress in a conflict.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is readying a new international partner strategy amid a concerted push to better integrate its processes and operations with its allies.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
SpaceX is taking the lion’s share of the first missions assigned under the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale U.S. plans to attempt two U.S. Space Force satellite refueling operations in geostationary orbit after its scheduled launch in the summer of 2026
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. and French militaries recently conducted a “first-ever” bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation in space, says the U.S. Space Command’s commander.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Space Command is co-sponsoring a $20 million effort to build up U.S. on-orbit maneuvering capabilities, its commander, Gen. Stephen Whiting, says.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
Longtime aerospace executive Tony Gingiss will lead the small satellite company as it expands its production capacity to fulfill key Space Force contracts.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s next GPS III satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral SFS ahead of a planned launch no earlier than next month.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin will provide launch services for the most critical national security missions beginning in 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The newcomers can bid for Lane 1 work once they complete a successful first flight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
True Anomaly isoffering its Jackal autonomous spacecraft for missions in geosynchronous orbit and cislunar space.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi
Troy Meink, Trump's nominee for Air Force secretary, is looking to continue the service’s aircraft modernization push and increase the Space Force’s funding share.
Budget, Policy & Operations