COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Space Force’s main acquisition arm is looking to see which of its major programs could be scaled back or replaced with a commercial alternative. “Nobody got a pass.

The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched the first tactically responsive mission for the Space Force. (Firefly Aerospace, Trevor ...

SpaceX wins a $4.16B US Space Force contract to build a satellite constellation tracking airborne threats, days after a separate $2.29B military deal.

SpaceX has won a lucrative contract to provide the US military with a means of distributing space-based sensing and targeting ...

As part of the Space Force's review of its acquisition portfolio, the service is considering augmenting its Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability, depicted here, with commercially available systems.

The Satellite Control Network provides critical support to government spacecraft, but its antennas are outdated and the system is overutilized due to growing demand. (Serco) The Space Force this week ...

Rocket Lab’s exhibit at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit; Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is changing how it evaluates risk for launch missions, using tiered mission ...

As commercial remote-sensing data becomes the national security coin of the realm, the leaders of the U.S. Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have taken a step toward defining ...

Col. Richard Kniseley, head of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO), speaks April 10 at the Space Symposium. Credit: Thomas Kimmell Photography COLORADO SPRINGS — An executive order issued April 9 by ...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) collaborated with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Space Development Agency to showcase the Joint Antenna Marketplace transfer of the ...

The Space Force is exploring options to use its new Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to facilitate on-demand launches for getting much needed capabilities on orbit quickly. Col. Richard Kniseley, ...