The United States Space Force has unveiled a concise new mission statement after the service's top officer criticized its previous one as being 'long and cumbersome.'
Today, the U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the military, joins the IC. Its mission: monitor threats to U.S. satellites and other space-based assets. For decades, the United States Intelligence Community has used satellites to collect intelligence on its enemies’ activities on the...
“The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force,” it’s mission statement read. Tesla Model X for SpaceX astronauts (Source: Robert Behnken | Twitt...
China’s counter-space efforts have forced the U.S. to take measures to protect itself against what Secretary of Defense Mark Esper accurately labeled the weaponization of space. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act established the United States Space Force as the sixth independen...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 14, 2024 after launching the USSF-124 mission on behalf of the U.S. Space Force. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) That statement revealed that USSF-124 will send six satellites to orbit — two for the Missile...
On August 18th, 2017, CYBERCOM was elevated to the US 10th combatant command as equal to the US Central Command. Until September, 2018, the US Cyber Mission Force(CMF) had had 133 cyber teams, including 13 Cyber National Mission Teams, 68 Cyber Protection Teams, 27 Cyber Combat Mission Tea...
In a statement toSpace News, Space Force operations and communications director Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt stated that it is pertinent for the newly formed Armed Forces branch to “build depth” this year. Among the ways that this could be done is to offer specialized career paths to graduates ...
“To protect operational security, we do not discuss our specific force protection measures but retain the right to protect the installation,” the Air Force said. “We continue to monitor our airspace and are working with host-nation authorities and mission partners to ensure the saf...
The trouble was reported about seven hours after Monday’s predawn liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket provided the lift for Astrobotic’s lander, named Peregrine, putting it on a long, roundabout path to the moon. A propulsion system problem...
Before reaching the lunar surface, the spacecraft must complete what’s called a “descent orbit insertion” burn, or DOI. The DOI will likely happen when the lander is on the far side of the moon — out of reach of communications with IM-1’s mission control. The spacecraft will oper...