Rocket science: How Space Force acquisition works, with many players and dual hats
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, as head of SSC, has enormous responsibility for space acquisition programs, but lacks direct financial control.
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Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, as head of SSC, has enormous responsibility for space acquisition programs, but lacks direct financial control.
The Air Force has sought to retire the Global Hawk at various points over the last decade, but now has an official retirement target for the high-altitude drones, Breaking Defense has learned.
China launched a laboratory module on Sunday to be added to its space station, but debris from its massive rocket is expected to fall back to Earth at an unknown location.
Insiders say the country might have a final decision on the permanent location of Space Command in late July or early August. For the sake of the country’s safety and
U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations General John 'Jay' Raymond explained the need to have international norms for conduct in space, citing actions by Russia and China.