The Space Force plans to award contracts in two batches — one group next spring and one in the fall. Will the new chiefs win fans or fall flat? The Space Force's reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There's no one on board. The designation is a recognition that SPACECOM meets the criteria to conduct its mission to deliver a range of space capabilities to military users. Guardians saw two deaths by suicide in the second quarter of 2023. North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year. The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions. An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong during a test launch from California. She was the first lieutenant general officer appointed to, and director of staff for, the Space Force. The change arrives around a month after the Air Force missed its recruiting target for the first time since 1999. Load More