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US Launches Space Force Squadron To Target Enemy Satellites

Their goal is to prepare and present intelligence packages about a target and the system it is a part of.

Zenger

US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

The United States Space Force has activated its first and only unit dedicated to targeting other nations' satellites and the ground stations that support them.

Space

Military recruitment is down. Why don’t young Americans want to join?

A diminishing pool of Americans are eligible to join the Army, Navy, or Air Force. An even smaller pool want to.

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Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP

Senior U.S. officials say President Joe Biden has decided to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama

The Independent UK

How much does the US spend on the Space Force?

The first new branch of the US military since 1947, Space Force was established to protect the United States’ interests in space amid a growing spectrum of threats.

USAFacts

National Guard in space? White House says no thanks

The office of U.S. President Joe Biden has voiced opposition to the creation of a Space National Guard, arguing instead for better management of existing Space Force personnel.

Space

US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter 'emerging threats' in space

The U.S. Space Force recently opened the COSMIC center, a new office aimed at taking advantage of a thriving commercial space industry.

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Space Force chooses SpaceX, ULA for 12 military launches in 2025

The United States Space Force tapped SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a total of twelve military satellite launches that will take place in 2025.

Space

Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told him during a meeting Wednesday that Huntsville, not Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the preferred location for its new headquarters

The Independent UK

Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision

The Air Force has announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units — and none of them are in Huntsville, Alabama

The Independent UK

Bold proposal aims to bring NASA's deep-space Spitzer telescope back to life

A division of the U.S. Space Force wants to bring NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope back, three years after the observatory was shut down to help free up resources for the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin honored as Air Force one-star, Space Force Guardian

Buzz Aldrin already had the moon to his credit. Now he has a star. The Apollo 11 astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Air Force received a promotion to the honorary rank of brigadier general.

Space

Don says he's treated worse than Lincoln

"But now they say Trump got treated the worst of all," the former president told Fox News

Salon

Just say it: Second Amendment must go

Sooner or later, change will come: Younger Americans won't tolerate this constitutional delusion much longer

Salon

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SpaceX aborts 1st launch of Space Force Tranche 0 satellites seconds before liftoff, will try again March 31

SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force Friday (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Space

US Space Force seeks $60 million for 'tactically responsive space' program

The Space Force is laying the groundwork to place payloads in orbit with relatively little notice through its 'tactically responsive space' program.

Space

US Space Force wants to test how to build satellites in orbit with $1.6 million Arkisys deal

Arkisys Inc. and its partners awarded $1.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force for scalable spaceport.

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US, Israeli Drill Stimulate 'Strategic Strike'

The United States and Israel began a two-week air exercise, simulating a “strategic strike” as part of the Red Flag exercises. Red Flag drills have been held at least three times a year since 1975 at Nellis airbase, considered the US Air Force’s “premier military training area.” The seven F-35I…

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More small rocket companies nab launch pad access in Cape Canaveral

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast rocket dance card has a lot more potential partners after the Space Force announced it was opening up more launch pads to more small companies.

Tribune News Service

James Stavridis: The US military needs to create a Cyber Force

Two disturbing incidents roiled the cyber seas last week, one foreign and one domestic. They both strengthen the case — which was already convincing, and which I have been making for almost a decade now — for the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force.

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert: ‘It could be aliens, it could be balloons, or it could be alien balloons’

Late-night hosts discuss the Chinese spy balloon, the three unidentified flying objects shot down, and Rihanna’s Super Bowl show

Orlando Sentinel

Rocket watchers, take note: Here's a list of 2023 launches from Space Coast

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and 92 potential launches in 2023.

The Independent UK

Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of launch officers

The top Air Force general in charge of the nation’s air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of officers who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana

The Independent UK

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX sends up Falcon Heavy on sunset launch for Space Force

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The winds died down for SpaceX as it queued up its rarely used Falcon Heavy right after sunset from the Space Coast on Sunday.

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