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Space Force Helps Hospital Ships During Pandemic

April 28, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Defense Department’s coronavirus response is giving the fledgling Space Force a chance to show its skills and shaping how Airmen manage military satellite communications along the way. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said March 17 the Pentagon had given the Navy orders to start preparing ...

Air Force Mulls Next Steps for GPS After Ligado Approval

April 24, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Military officials are exploring their options for how the Air Force’s GPS constellation could coexist with a new network that Ligado Networks says will enable fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless connectivity and the burgeoning Internet of Things. On April 20, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted ...

NRO, SPACECOM Hash Out Roles in Space

April 24, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Command are still shaping a new concept of operations to settle the question of who should defend the various pieces of the military space enterprise, the NRO’s deputy director said during an April 24 Mitchell Institute for Aerospace ...

Space Force Details Application Process for Active Duty Airmen

April 23, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force will soon start formally accepting Airmen’s applications but isn’t taking volunteers from services outside the Air Force just yet, officials clarified this week. During the month of May, Active-duty Air Force officers and enlisted members in existing space careers and certain other ...

Emerging Lunar Intelligence Field to Shape Space Ops

April 21, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force has ambitious plans to support American companies and astronauts as they try to return to—and set up shop on—the moon. But to succeed, the military first needs to understand more about what's near Earth’s only natural satellite. Rhea Space Activity, a Washington-based ...