In this episode of Space Minds, host Sandra Erwin sits down with former NASA astronaut and Space Force leader Brig. Gen. Nick ...

The Space Force’s uncrewed space plane is set for its next mission. The X-37B, the nine-meter-long spacecraft known for its lengthy trips in orbit, will blast off for its eighth mission on Aug. 21. As ...

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) turns six years old today. The youngest branch of the U.S. military was established on December 20, 2019, with the passage of the John S. McCain National Defense ...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman passes the United States Space Force Combat Forces Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, CFC commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at ...

U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses graduates at the first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: U.S ...

A year ago, the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee put the Space Force on notice. The service, they said, was putting too much focus on its operators and not enough on its acquisitions ...

It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and ...

The U.S. Space Force published a new rulebook this month outlining new dress and appearance regulations. (Airman 1st Class Karina Lopez/U.S. Air Force) Editor’s note: This report has been updated to ...

In 2023, then-U.S. Space Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw made several full-throated pitches for investing in capabilities to support dynamic space operations. It is now time for U.S.

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 finally has its own rulebook telling Guardians what they're allowed to wear and how they're supposed to look in uniform. Since being established as the smallest service branch in 2019, ...

The sixth and newest military service branch, the United States Space Force (USSF) was created in 2019 under the Department of the Air Force. It consists of about 4,200 enlisted service members and ...