Space Force

The Trump administration is celebrating the first birthday of the U_S_ Space Force by announcing that its members will be known as “guardians.”

A prototype of the two-stage rocket system that could eventually carry humans to Mars is expected to make a 50,000 foot test flight this week.

General David D. Thompson, the vice chief of Space Force Operations, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the agency.

Members of the newly formed U.S. Space Force are deploying troops to a vast new frontier: the Arabian Peninsula.

The United States and Britain are accusing Russia of threatening the peaceful use of outer space by launching a projectile from a satellite

If you have tech skills, human resources know-how or program-management prowess, you could be part of the team that gets Space Force off the ground. Space Force, commanded by Gen. John Raymond, this week is accepting an early round of applications. The program, currently funded through the Air Force, is hiring staff to work in Arlington, Virginia. The first batch…

President Donald Trump’s Space Force logo has boldly gone where “Star Trek” has gone before. The commander-in-chief on Friday revealed the logo for the new service branch in a tweet. And it looked a lot like the logo for the fictional Starfleet at the center of the iconic science fiction television and film franchise. “After consultation with our Great Military...

Space Force became the first new military service in the U.S. in more than 70 years. President Donald Trump signed it into law Friday as part of the 2020 national defense bill. In its first year it will likely have only about 200 people and a budget of $40 million. Trump said America’s superiority in space is “absolutely vital.” The...