Space Force Systems News Today

The Space Force says its partnership with Starfish Space will result in a "first-of-its-kind docking mission" to maneuver U.S. space assets.

Victus Haze is the second iteration of the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space-3 (TacRS-3) mission to launch a prototype satellite within 24 hours of a “go” order, but also is designed to quickly perform an up-close on-orbit inspection of a (simulated) threatening spacecraft.

"The vendors will exercise a realistic threat response scenario."

The Russia-Ukraine War opened a new chapter in the space war with Moscow test-firing hypersonic missiles. But China poses the biggest threat to US space security and Beijing wants to match if not surpass its capability to hit targets in outer space.

There is a growing global consensus that governments and businesses need to prioritize security when securing the frontier of space systems.

The Biden administration and Congress are stepping up efforts to counter cyberattacks on satellites and other space infrastructure.

ULA is replacing the retiring rocket with the next-generation Vulcan, which logged a successful maiden flight in January from Cape Canaveral.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite a one-day delay in launching a SpaceX rocket with a moon-bound payload from Kennedy Space Center, the company had another lined up from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that took flight Wednesday evening. A Falcon 9 rocket on the classified USSF-124 mission for the Space Force blasted off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:30 p.m. under blue skies. ...

Despite a delay in launching a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center overnight, launches from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg are ready to fly.

Despite a delay in launching a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center overnight, launches from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg are ready to fly.