Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched the first tactically responsive mission for the Space Force. (Firefly Aerospace, Trevor ...

The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Space Force’s main acquisition arm is looking to see which of its major programs could be scaled back or replaced with a commercial alternative. “Nobody got a pass.

Rocket Lab’s exhibit at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit; Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is changing how it evaluates risk for launch missions, using tiered mission ...

Col. Richard Kniseley, head of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO), speaks April 10 at the Space Symposium. Credit: Thomas Kimmell Photography COLORADO SPRINGS — An executive order issued April 9 by ...

As commercial remote-sensing data becomes the national security coin of the realm, the leaders of the U.S. Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have taken a step toward defining ...

Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader for the Space Force’s Commercial Space Office (left), participates in a panel discussion with industry and government partners on April 10 at the annual ...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) collaborated with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Space Development Agency to showcase the Joint Antenna Marketplace transfer of the ...

General Chance Saltzman’s newly released Vector 2025 is the clearest articulation yet of the U.S. Space Force’s purpose, priorities, and philosophy. It captures the seriousness of today’s contested ...

The Space Force is exploring options to use its new Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to facilitate on-demand launches for getting much needed capabilities on orbit quickly. Col. Richard Kniseley, ...