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U.S. Space Force is attempting to launch a satellite within days of its call-up.

Jokes about the latest addition to the U.S. armed forces are getting less funny by the minute, while our dependence on space continues to escalate.

Under its tactically responsive space initiative, Space Force wants the capacity to launch satellites to orbit with just 24 hours notice.

Welcome to Edition 5.25 of the Rocket Report! On Thursday afternoon much of the space world was tuned into South Texas, where SpaceX conducted what appeared to

"We have spent a lot of time admiring the problem of how to be responsive in space," SSC head Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said. "We are done admiring the problem and we are getting after the combatant commands' need to truly protect and defend the peaceful use of space."

The nation's newest military branch will focus on defense in space as adversaries, such as China, grow their anti-satellite systems and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities.

The Senate version of the 2022 defense appropriations bill also includes $50 million, a House aide explained, but the House version only includes $5 million.

When the U.S. Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base last month it carried a payload designed and built in record time by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). LLNL provided a three-mirror reflective telescope and sensor for the payload, which was designed, integrated, tested, and delivered within four months of the word “go.” “We needed a novel design in order to meet the program objectives,” sa...

Vandenberg provides range support for successful Pegasus XL rocket launch Sunday KSBY and last updated 2021-06-14 00:17:26-04 Space Launch Delta 30 provided range support for the successful launch of the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 mission for the U.S. Space Force. Space Launch Delta 30 provided launch permission, range safety, area clearing and weather support for the launch that happened at 1:11 a.m from Vandenberg. “Our mission partners and Delta 30 team demonstrated the Space Force...

A Northrop Grumman rocket successfully launched a secretive Space Force satellite for "space domain awareness" on Sunday (June 13).