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News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news Space Force Seeks Major Increase in Funding for 2022 Budget The newest military branch wants $17.4 billion for 2022, a 13% increase from this year On Friday, Space Force requested a budget of $17.4 billion for 2022, which would be a 13 percent increase in funding from 2021, reflecting Washington’s growing prioritization of space as it seeks to confront China and Russia. While Space Force only accounts for 2.4 percent of the $715 billion that the Pentagon is requesting for 2022, it is the only military branch poised to get such a sizable in...

20 Apr 2021 Share: The new U.S. Space Force has plans to experiment with the use of digital workflows and engineering to design satellites and equipment. Digital engineering — which involves collaborative work across cloud environments — would be a departure from conventional military workflows and could significantly impact how contractors and researchers work. Here, Emily Newton looks at how this pivot may also be necessary to bring operations in line with the digital approach that’s increasingly common among military contractors. In a presentation delivered at a virtual space ind...

1 in 3 adults said sending human astronauts to the moon or Mars should be a priority, about 30 points lower than the highest-ranked space research priorities. 58% said they were either “not too likely” or “not likely at all” to participate in civilian space travel, even if price weren’t a concern, up 10 points from the 48% who said the same in September 2017. Last week, NASA accomplished a goal that reminded Americans that the future is coming fast: It landed another rover on Mars. Among billionaires and space enthusiasts, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, with many of them beli...

Space Force chief works to shake misunderstandings about military branch By (0) Gen. Jay Raymond (R), Chief of Space Operations, and CMSgt Roger Towberman (L), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present President Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo White House spokesperson Jen Psaki holds a news briefing Wednesday at the White House in Washington, D.C. Psaki said the Biden administration is committed to continuing Space Force. Pho...