Space News

May 19, 2025

US Space Force’s ‘orbital carrier’ risks escalating arms race, China’s PLA warns

South China Morning Post China’s military has warned that a plan by the US Space Force to deploy “orbital carriers”

May 15, 2025

Pentagon to Deploy Discriminating Space Sensor for Ballistic Threat as Part of Golden Dome

air and space forces magazine The Pentagon is developing space-based sensors that can distinguish missile threats from clutter as a

February 25, 2025

Space Force will play ‘central role’ in Iron Dome, service chief says

Defense News The Space Force will play a “central role” in the Pentagon’s efforts to develop a homeland missile defense

October 7, 2024

Space Force to fly two rapid-response demonstration missions in 2026

Defense News The Space Force announced two new missions to demonstrate how highly maneuverable space vehicles can enable the service

September 27, 2024

European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping

Defense News The boom in space activity of the past few years has made Earth’s orbit more crowded and dynamic,

September 11, 2024

US Air Force Launches Space Vehicle Laboratory Construction in New Mexico

The Defense post The US Air Force has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony in New Mexico to begin the development of

September 6, 2024

Production scaling woes delay next Space Development Agency launches

Defense News Plans for the Space Force’s Space Development Agency to kick-start its next phase of launches this month is

September 5, 2024

SDA demos laser links crucial for future SATCOM, missile tracking network

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear announced today that the agency has successfully demonstrated the

August 29, 2024

China launches its rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet satellites

CNBC China on Tuesday launched its first batch of internet satellites that will form part of a constellation it hopes

August 29, 2024

Securing US space assets is busting the Air Force budget, Kendall says

Defense News When Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall unveiled his seven no-fail mission priorities two years ago — dubbed operational