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US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

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US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space

The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

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US Space Force certifies new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions

The U.S. Space Force has certified ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions, doubling the number of providers for such flights.

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US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.

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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

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Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals

The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S. Space Force.

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Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' as it returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned space plane has successfully returned to Earth after a novel aerobraking maneuver during its 7th flight.

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Pentagon Urges Transgender Military Personnel To Voluntarily Separate

Pentagon urges transgender military personnel in Air Force and Space Force to voluntarily separate due to perceived incompatibility with military standards.

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US Space Operations Command unveils new motto in head banging video: 'Always the hunter'

US Space Operations Command recently unveiled a new motto: "Semper Venator," Latin for "Always the hunter."

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US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

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Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch

On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.

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What is the US Space Force doing in Greenland?

The United States' northernmost military installation is critical for national security, Space Force officials say.

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US Space Force broke its launch record in 2024 with 93 liftoffs

An impressive 93 launches lifted off from Florida’s coast in 2024, setting a new Space Force record for the second year in a row.

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ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites

United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.

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US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?

As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.

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Space Force exec dodges question on alien life: 'I'm not going to answer that'

Her comments come during a week of peculiar drone sightings across New Jersey that have left authorities baffled.

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Kennedy Space Center viewing gantry gaining rocket engine test sim in 2025

A countdown is underway at NASA's Florida spaceport, ticking down until the public can experience a rocket engine test. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has announced The Gantry at LC-39.

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Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket gearing up for 1st Space Force mission

The new Vulcan Centaur rocket's first launch for the U.S. Space Force will come at an exciting time for the spaceflight industry.

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US military test-launches unarmed nuclear missile on election night (video)

The United States military test-launched an unarmed nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Go Centaur! Space Force stands up rocket stage at Los Angeles base

A Centaur III propellant tank and its rocket engine stand on display at Los Angeles Air Force Base as a testament to its service to both the United States' military and civilian space missions.

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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.

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US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.

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Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new 'aerobraking' maneuvers in orbit

The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on the spacecraft.

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ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket launches on 2nd test flight (video)

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket just launched on its second-ever mission, a key test flight that keeps it on track for certification by the U.S. Space Force.

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SpaceX, NASA 'go' for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station pad

NASA and SpaceX cleared their Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch, a Sept. 28 liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home.

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