The U.S. Space Force — the newest branch of the armed services — now has its own flag to fly as it goes about protecting American interests on the next frontier. The new U.S. Space Force is ...

The US Space Force celebrated its fifth birthday last year, when it boasted an annual budget of $29 billion, about 3.5 percent of the Pentagon's overall funding level. On March 15, President ...

The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...