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The Space Force made moves and news globally and locally this week, with the activation of the USSF’s 2nd international-focused command activated; the final final decision on the ostensibly done deal bringing SPACECOM headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama; comments from Gen. … Read More

The Thanksgiving holiday kept most news at a minimum last week, even for the nation’s military services but while the holiday was enjoyed at home, Space Force officials were thinking globally, with establishment of the Space Forces Indo-Pacific as well … Read More

This week, the business of the Space Force is business. While the biggest USSF-centric news was in-house (namely, SPACECOM’s establishment of the Combined Joint Task Force-Space Operations) or on the federal level (the White House’s public release of the National … Read More

The Space Force hit a number of milestones in the past week, beginning with the assumption of command as Chief of Space Operations by Gen. B. Chance Saltzman – making him the second-ever USSF CSO. Meanwhile, the world’s biggest rocket … Read More

Space Force news was everywhere this past week in the mainstream media, triggered by both comments made to the UN General Assembly by a representative of the Russian Federation as well as public release of the 2022 National Defense Strategy. … Read More

Los Angeles was the center of the Space Force universe last week, as the Space Industry Days conference sponsored by the Armed Forces Communication & Electronics Association (AFCEA) brought much of the Space Systems Command top brass and industry leaders … Read More

This week, the business of the US Space Force is business. SpOC chief Lt. Gen. Whiting spoke on the importance of public-private partnerships particularly in cybersecurity, while SpaceX announced the imminent launch of its massive Falcon Heavy rocket to much … Read More

A bit of a slow news week was the past week – unless you were one of two Space Force/Space Systems Command-partnering private sector firms. More specifically, Firefly Aerospace and SpaceX both punctuated space-based news columns throughout the week with … Read More

Some major events for the Space Force went down this past week: The Senate confirms now-Gen. Chance Saltzman as USSF chief of operations, the Space Development Agency official became part of the USSF, and initial results are in on a … Read More

Anyone paying attention to any sort of news this week surely stumbled upon stories and/or “humor” about “Sempra Supra,” the new official Space Force anthem. But while most twittered away about the song, Space Force officials, Guardians and civilians were … Read More

Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman stole most of the attention in Space Force-related news this week as he sat for a nomination hearing last Tuesday, but Guardians and private-sector partners were taking care of business as well. We’ve got stories … Read More

It’s mostly business as usual in Space Force news this week. Artemis seeks to get that Artemis I launch back on track (with USSF permission, that is); another call for the formation of a Space National Guard was made; a … Read More

’Tis the season for … reports, apparently. This week’s Space Force news is all about reporting on reports: In last week’s headlines were the findings and recommendations in the 4th annual State of the Space Industrial Base; some preliminary hints … Read More

We’re looking ahead to the future in this week’s edition of Space Force news: in the short-term to October football with the Space Force Falcons, in the medium-term to the relocation of STARCOM to Alabama (would you believe another objection?), … Read More

Just a few items make up the Space Force news this week, with a report on the upcoming Holistic Health Assessment program to be implemented next year and a couple of pieces of news on SpaceX. Liftoff with the Space … Read More