Space.com on MSN1d
US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space
The Orbital Carrier is being designed by Seattle-based company Gravitics and is funded through the Space Force's SpaceWERX development office, which partners with private industry to develop new ...
New Atlas6d
US Space Force funds space-based aircraft carrier for satellite defense
The US Space Force has a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and fly a kind-of aircraft carrier in space. No, it's ...
Ars Technica5d
Maybe Trump should go back to calling his missile shield the Iron Dome
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 ...
PBS10d
Space Force
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 ...
Defense One5d
Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says
The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter ...
Defense News on MSN5d
Space Force adds Rocket Lab, Stoke Space to launch vendor pool
The two companies will join three others selected last summer, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.
Los Angeles Daily News25d
US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
Its predawn touchdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was not announced until hours after the fact. Photos showed the white-and-black space plane parked on the runway in darkness.