Still, launching telescopes into space is a lot of trouble and expense. Official work on Hubble started in the 1970s, but delays kept it on the ground for decades.

The U.S. Space Force is working to develop what is being called a “space aircraft carrier” for rapid satellite launching.

Still, the Space Force is in a “good spot” to weather Hegseth’s budget realignment, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told Defense One in March during its annual State of ...

The United States Space Force published “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners” — a detailed blueprint that lays out basic principles, tactics and strategies for battling adversaries ...

China is "heavily investing" in both ground-based and space-based weapons that could knock out U.S. satellites, according to Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman.

The $40 million add-on is one piece of the puzzle. Kniseley noted that there is additional funding for commercial space technology spread across multiple program budget lines, making the total ...

The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests.

A secretive Space Force ship has returned to earth after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests. The Boeing-made X-37B vessel was quietly launched by SpaceX in 2023 from NASA’s ...

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. U.S. Space Force / Tiana ...

The US Space Force needs a "warfighting ethos" to compete with China in space, a new report has said. Failure to adapt could threaten the force's long-term chances of success in the space domain ...

U.S. policies around weapons in space, its over-classification of space capabilities and a lacking “warfighting ethos” are undermining public perception of the Space Force and “subverting ...

The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and Ch… ...