Articles about Space Force

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Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power. Read More

Seattle startup Integrate lands $17M to expand its super-secure project management tool for defense tech

Seattle’s Integrate lands $17 million to broaden the scope of its super-secure project management tool that targets complex operations in defense, space and other sectors. Read More

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Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle

Starfish’s Otter spacecraft will conduct maneuvers in geosynchronous Earth orbit, with delivery scheduled in 2028. Read More

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Starfish Space wins $52.5M contract to provide satellite disposal service for Space Development Agency

Seattle-area startup plans to use its Otter spacecraft to deorbit military satellites safely at the end of their operational lives. Read More

Illustration: Golden Dome concept, highlighting a web of satellite sensors and interception of incoming missile

Space entrepreneurs see defense projects as next frontier for funding and innovation

Will the Golden Dome be a golden opportunity for commercial space ventures? That may be a bit of an exaggeration.… Read More

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Integrate wins $25M Space Force contract for super-secure project management tool

Seattle-based Integrate has been awarded a $25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to support the deployment of its… Read More

Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement… Read More

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Stoke Space and Rocket Lab join Space Force’s national security launch program

The U.S. Space Force has added Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space and California-based Rocket Lab USA to the list of providers… Read More

Gravitics Orbital Carrier in space with Earth below

Gravitics wins support from Space Force to create an orbital carrier for space vehicles

The U.S. Space Force has chosen Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics to build and fly an orbital carrier that could deliver maneuverable… Read More

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket and Stoke Space's Nova rocket. (Blue Origin / Stoke Space Illustrations)

Space Force clears Blue Origin and Stoke Space to bid for fast-turnaround launches

The U.S. Space Force has added Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Stoke Space, a startup that’s headquartered nearby… Read More

Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA on Pentagon list for $5.6B in launch contracts

The Department of Defense has put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin in the running for a share of up to $5.6… Read More

Space Force and Starfish Space lay out their roadmap for satellite docking mission

The U.S. Space Force says a Pentagon partnership with Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space will result in a “first-of-its-kind docking mission”… Read More

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Gravitics plans to leverage space station architecture for $1.7M Space Force project

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it will work with Rocket Lab USA and other partners to adapt its space station architecture… Read More

Three Pacific Northwest space companies win awards from Space Force venture fund

SpaceWERX, which essentially serves as a venture fund for the U.S. Space Force, has awarded contracts worth as much as… Read More

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Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

Illustration: Stoke Space second stage in orbit

Godspeed, Stoke Space! Rocket startup gets John Glenn’s launch pad at the Cape

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s won the go-ahead to take over the Florida launch complex where John Glenn began… Read More

Boeing-built X-37B space plane lands after completing record 908-day orbital mission

The U.S. Space Force’s Boeing-built X-37B space plane today completed yet another record-setting mission, landing like an airplane at NASA’s… Read More

Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced awards totaling $87.5 million to support prototype commercial projects relating to… Read More

Microsoft and Ball Aerospace enlist the cloud to speed up Space Force’s data flow

How will Pentagon planners cope with the torrents of data that are expected to rain down from a constellation of… Read More

Two Washington state women join ‘Artemis Team’ to go on NASA’s moon missions

NASA today named the first 18 astronauts of its “Artemis Team” for missions to the moon — and two of… Read More

Pentagon worries that satellite attacks could spark ‘mutually assured destruction’

In the years ahead, the long-running nightmare of the nuclear Cold War — mutually assured destruction — could return in… Read More

Despite winning contract, SpaceX sticks with lawsuit against feds and rocket rivals

Update: A federal district judge in California ruled against SpaceX and ordered its case against the Air Force to be… Read More

ULA and SpaceX win shares of future national security launches; Blue Origin loses out

The U.S. Space Force designated United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the winners of a multibillion-dollar competition for national security… Read More

SpaceX sends third next-gen GPS III satellite into orbit for Space Force

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the third in a series of next-generation GPS III satellites into orbit today, marking… Read More

Boeing-built X-37B space plane goes into orbit for shadowy Space Force test mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched a Boeing-built X-37B space plane today on a semi-secret orbital mission under… Read More

Space Force will test solar power transmission during X-37B space plane’s next mystery flight

When a Boeing-built X-37B space plane is sent into orbit this month for the test program’s sixth flight, it will… Read More

ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches AEHF-6 satellite on Space Force’s first official orbital mission

The first satellite mission conducted under the name of the U.S. Space Force got underway today with the launch of… Read More

Star Trek’s George Takei tweaks President Trump over Space Force’s trekky new seal

We don’t know whether Mr. Spock would have cocked an eyebrow over the Starfleet-like U.S. Space Force seal that was… Read More

Space Force flies through Twitter flak after unveiling camo uniforms in earthy tones

The newly minted U.S. Space Force unveiled its uniform on Friday — and defended its fashion statement against Twitter criticism… Read More

President Trump signs the Space Force into existence under the Air Force’s wing

Amid military fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a defense authorization bill into law to create the U.S. Space Force as… Read More