military space

Space Force Increasing International Outreach as the Service Grows

March 19, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
As the military’s newest service continues to grow its own ranks, it is expanding collaboration with allies through more exchanges, data sharing agreements, and increased participation in major wargames. Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations for operations, ...

AFRL Breaks Ground on $3.5 Million Space Environment Laboratory

March 19, 2021 | By Amy Hudson
The Air Force Research Laboratory on March 16 broke ground on a 3,500-square-foot facility located on 72 acres at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., that will allow the Space Vehicles Directorate to test sensor systems before sending them to the field. The Skywave Technology Laboratory ...

Space Force Must Move Faster to Counter China

March 16, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
While the U.S. is still the world’s leader in space, China can move much faster and the U.S. Space Force needs to adapt with new acquisition processes to stay ahead, the new service’s No. 2 said March. 16. Gen. David D. Thompson, the Space Force’s ...