A CBO study found that forming a service with as many as 5,800 personnel could cost nearly $500 million a year. By Federal Times staff
22 months ago The projected growth is driving the service to consider how it can expand its pool of launch providers. "As we evolve our space operators, it’s really about, where do they fit into the larger picture?" Gina Ortiz Jones has overseen the needs of nearly 700,000 military and civilian personnel across the Air Force and Space Force for the past two years. The Minuteman III's reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles over the Pacific Ocean to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Space Force says a power surge likely caused a mechanical issue that allowed diesel fuel to spill last week at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. Experts say balloons loitering at high altitudes can offer some advantages over satellites and drones — and could at least augment ISR capabilities. Tens of thousands of airmen and guardians who responded to an internal survey in 2020 said they were mentally or physically abused in the past two years. A diesel pump for a back-up generator at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex failed to shut off Sunday night, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific said. Two former NASA astronauts and military veterans were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor yesterday during an event at the White House. Load More
